Green’s Dictionary of Slang

a male homosexual.

1999		Roger’s Profanisaurus 3 in Viz 98 Oct. 9: crafty butcher n. A male homosexual, ie. a man who likes to take his meat around the back.
2001		P. Meditzy ‘A Day In The Life Of...’ 29 Apr. 🌐 The thought of a ‘crafty butcher’ (one who likes taking his meat around the back) pushing his ‘chocolate lollypop’ in my ‘rusty sheriff’s badge’ and into my ‘soil sump’ doesn’t really appeal.