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butcher block
noun
designating or of a thick slab made by gluing together strips of hardwood, as maple or oak, used for counter and table tops, etc.
also butcher-block
adjective
Origin: because made like a butcher's chopping block
See butcher block in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Made of or resembling a board of thick strips of hardwood like that on which butchers chop meat: a butcher-block counter.
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