Meanings
nounbutcher block (plural butcher blocks)
plural butcher blocks · alternative butcher's block · alternative butcherblock
- A style of assembled wood (often sugar maple, teak, or walnut) used as heavy duty chopping blocks, table tops, and cutting boards.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood
Similar
butcher board
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 肉墩, 肉案
- 肉墩 (ròudūn)style of assembled wood
- 肉案 (ròu'àn)style of assembled wood
Finnish lihatukki
- lihatukkistyle of assembled wood
French billot
- billotstyle of assembled wood
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APA
butcher block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butcher%20block
MLA
“butcher block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butcher%20block. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butcher block,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butcher%20block.
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