butcher block

noun
1.
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.
2.
a material, as vinyl, made to resemble butcher block in color and pattern.
Origin:
1835–45

Related forms
butch·er-block, adjective
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butcher block

noun
a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood [syn: butcher board] 
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