butcher block
Americannoun
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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.
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a material, as vinyl, made to resemble butcher block in color and pattern.
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Etymology
Origin of butcher block
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Gil was pouring money into the renovation, into things he probably shouldn’t have, putting extra-nice butcher block in the bathrooms.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
An oversized butcher block that he had coaxed from a local grocer was the room’s centerpiece.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022
Only two men work the butcher block at Kau Kau.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2021
"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
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