butcher block

American  

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.

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Other Word Forms

• butcher-block
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of butcher block

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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butcher block

Blanchard says that Earthwise “can’t hang on to things like Jetson stoves and colored bath sets. We also have seen our butcher block counters flying off the shelves lately.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

An oversized butcher block that he had coaxed from a local grocer was the room’s centerpiece.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022

I found out you could fake butcher block countertops by using pine panels.

From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2020

"The table must have weighed 100 pounds, and it seemed indestructible," he recalls, "Nonetheless, eventually that butcher block table was hauled away with a bunch of other stuff nobody wanted anymore."

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2020

The knife slides into the butcher block with a whisper.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson