chopping block

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noun
  1. a thick, often large block of wood on which meat, vegetables, etc., are placed for cutting, trimming, chopping, and the like.

Origin of chopping block

1
First recorded in 1695–1705

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How to use chopping block in a sentence

  • Looking about, he saw an ax sticking in a chopping-block, and a pile of wood near it, probably the fuel used by these people.

    Flight From Tomorrow | Henry Beam Piper
  • Guess we can do that, all right, Frank, he exclaimed; and theres your ax over by the chopping block.

  • He inspected it deliberately, and then sat weakly down on the chopping block near by.

    Cy Whittaker's Place | Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Hiram noticed how he picked certain kinds of wood from the abundant supply over at the chopping block.

  • There, with a sigh as though his heart were breaking, the old man seated himself on the chopping block.