butcher paper

noun

A kind of absorbent kraft paper, originally sold to butchers in large sheets for wrapping meat and fish, and now used for arts and crafts in primary education.

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Meanings

nounbutcher paper (usually uncountable, plural butcher papers)

plural butcher papers

  1. uncountableusuallyA kind of absorbent kraft paper, originally sold to butchers in large sheets for wrapping meat and fish, and now used for arts and crafts in primary education.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butcher paper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butcher%20paper.

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