butcher block

noun

1. a slab of wood resembling that used for a butcher's chopping block, formed by bonding or gluing together thick laminated strips of unpainted wood, usually maple or oak, in alternating light and dark shades to produce a striped pattern.
2. a material, as vinyl, made to resemble butcher block in color and pattern.

Other Words From

• butcher-block adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of butcher block¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

It was drawn and cleaned, too, and soon Rowdy was disjointing it as one would a chicken, using a flat stone for a butcher block.

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