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butcher block

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

butch′er block′,

Furniturea 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.
Furniturea material, as vinyl, made to resemble butcher block in color and pattern.

1835–45

butch′er-block′, adj.

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