cutting board
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cutting board
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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I came to love the satisfying thunk of the cleaver hitting the cutting board.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
That doesn’t mean I never touch my cutting board during the week.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025
Arline was shopping for kitchen supplies one day when she saw a cutting board that triggered a memory, and she broke down in tears.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025
Some of the so-called “meatfluencers” forgo not only carbs but also dishware, eating straight from the cutting board.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024
He ran the water in the sink, soaking the knife and the cutting board, and rubbed a lemon half along his fingertips to get rid of the garlic smell, a trick he’d learned from Shoba.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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