屠つ
Meanings
1
yodan verb with 'tsu' ending (archaic)
archaic
Archaic verb meaning to kill animals for meat; not used in modern Japanese. Equivalent to modern 屠る (ほふる) or 屠殺する (とさつする).
In old language, slaughtering a beast was called 'sakatsu'.
2
yodan verb with 'tsu' ending (archaic)
analyze; dissect
archaic
Archaic extended meaning: to examine something in detail, like dissecting an idea. Extremely rare; modern equivalents include 分析する (ぶんせきする) or 解剖する (かいぼうする).
In classical texts, examining something in detail was sometimes written as '擺つ'.