cutting block
noun
cutting blocks
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pluralof cutting block.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Each day involved setting up camp and cutting blocks of snow to melt for water and make a wall for a toilet.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
My colleague developed a technique of cutting blocks with his chainsaw, and then the rest of us would sit around with our field pocketknives and split them.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 13, 2022
The company used to get its ice by cutting blocks out of Cooper’s Pond in the winter and storing it all year.
From Washington Times ● May 8, 2019
Experts say the cutting blocks were a good idea, and similar devices are made by other companies.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2015
Often — very often indeed — on this part of the plateau, to the south of 88° 25', we had difficulty in getting snow good enough — that is, solid enough for cutting blocks.
From The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2 by Arthur G. Chater
