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
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
She hands Prado a cutting board and tells her sous-chef to cut the tomatoes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024
She would blast eighties music and zip between the stove and the cutting board and the oven.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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