she seemed to know her way around the kitchen just fine, but as she served dinner it became clear that she was kind of a butcherette at the table
"originally from the french "boucher", someone with a mouth attuned to strange and special foods
"she seemed to know her way around the kitchen just fine, but as she served dinner it became clear that she was kind of a butcherette at the table" What is the definition of "butcherette"?