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nouna thick, often large block of wood on which meat, vegetables, etc., are placed for cutting, trimming, chopping, and the like. Origin of chopping blockFirst recorded in 1695–1705 Words nearby chopping blockchopped, chopped liver, chopped steak, chopper, chopper tool, chopping block, choppy, chops, chop shop, chopsteak, chopstick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chopping blockRasmunsen rolled the chopping-block into the cabin and carried in the eggs. The Faith of Men|Jack London Later, when Arne was called in to dinner, Baard still sat on the chopping-block. Arne: Early Tales and Sketches|Bjornstjerne Bjornson He put them on the chopping-block and with one mighty blow of his ax cut off both their heads. The Shoemaker's Apron|Parker Fillmore To think that that very admirable wit of yours must go the way of the chopping-block! When God Laughs and Other Stories|Jack London
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
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