# Piccadilly butcher

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A member of the regiment of Horse Guards, or "Royal Blues".

## Etymology
In reference to their savage onslaught upon the crowd on the occasion of the arrest of Sir Francis Burdett at his house in Piccadilly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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