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Definition of Butcher block
1. Noun. A thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Butcher Block
Literary usage of Butcher block
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1898)
"Like the brook, it may be said that breeds may come and breeds may go, but the
court of last resort for all, the butcher's block, goes on forever. ..."
2. Braxton's Bar: A Tale of Pioneer Years in California by Rollin Mallory Daggett (1882)
"... for a butcher's block." " Did the fairy mention that it would be necessary
for you to jump over a bob-sled in reaching the good-looking young giant? ..."
3. Case and His Contempories: Or, The Canadian Itinerant's Memorial by John Carroll (1867)
"... the butcher's block which constituted their rostrum ; set fire to their hair,
and then blow out their candle if it were in the night season. ..."
4. Vergil in the Middle Ages by Domenico Comparetti (1895)
"Neckam indeed not only mentions the butcher's block which kept meat fresh,10 but
also ... In addition to the bronze fly, the baths, the butcher's block, ..."
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