| 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. |
| butch·er-block (bŏŏch'ər-blŏk') adj. Made of or resembling a board of thick strips of hardwood like that on which butchers chop meat: a butcher-block counter. |