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butcher block
noun
- 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.
- a material, as vinyl, made to resemble butcher block in color and pattern.
Other Words From
- butcher-block adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of butcher block1
Example Sentences
The sunny transformation in the kitchen includes new butcher block countertops and open shelves filled with Miller’s Reaperware ceramic dishes.
An oversized butcher block that he had coaxed from a local grocer was the room’s centerpiece.
Instead of opting for fancy butcher blocks, I gravitate towards simple boards that are dishwasher safe — ones made of composite materials are a fave.
Series host Johnny Hohman, wearing his signature flowery apron, string of pearls and red cat-eye sunglasses, prepares for his intro next to the kitchen’s butcher block.
The shop, whose black-and-white checkered interiors hold a butcher block, slicer and mincer, labels itself Asia’s first plant-based meat “butchery.”
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