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
In making 2,000 blocks about 100 blocks, or 5 per cent., were lost by blocks breaking in hauling from yard to building or by cutting blocks to fit the work.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
