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Those butcher boys (5)

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halal

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(Other definitions for halal that I've seen before include "special sort of meat" , "Conforming to Muslim dietary laws" , "Meat slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law" , "Describing meat butchered according to Islamic law" , "slaughter" .)

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