Chopping block

Chopping block
Chopping Chop"ping, n. Act of cutting by strokes. [1913 Webster]

{Chopping block}, a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat, etc.

{Chopping knife}, a knife for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end. [1913 Webster]


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  • chopping block — n. a block of hardwood on which meat and vegetables are cut up in food preparation …   English World dictionary

  • Chopping Block — For the Australian reality television series, see The Chopping Block. Chopping Block Author(s) Lee Adam Herold Website http://www.choppingblock.org/ Launch date July 25, 2000 …   Wikipedia

  • chopping block — UK [ˈtʃɒpɪŋ ˌblɒk] / US [ˈtʃɑpɪŋ ˌblɑk] noun [countable] Word forms chopping block : singular chopping block plural chopping blocks a block of wood used for cutting food or wood on …   English dictionary

  • chopping block — noun a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑block • Substance Meronyms: ↑wood * * * noun, pl ⋯ blocks [count] US : a hard wooden block on which things (such as meat, wood, or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chopping block — noun Date: 1600 1. a wooden block on which material (as meat, wood, or vegetables) is cut, split, or diced 2. a situation in which someone or something is threatened with elimination < government programs on the chopping block > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chopping block — a thick, often large block of wood on which meat, vegetables, etc., are placed for cutting, trimming, chopping, and the like. [1695 1705] * * * …   Universalium

  • chopping block — chop|ping block [ tʃapıŋ ,blak ] noun count a block of wood used for cutting food or wood …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chopping block — chop′ping block n. coo a block of wood on which meat, vegetables, and the like are trimmed, chopped, etc • Etymology: 1695–1705 …   From formal English to slang

  • chopping-block — choppˈing block or choppˈing board noun One on which material to be chopped is placed • • • Main Entry: ↑chop …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Chopping Block — Infobox Television show name = The Chopping Block caption = genre = Reality creator = developer = presenter = Matt Moran Catriona Rowntree (season 1) starring = voices = narrated = theme music composer = opentheme = endtheme = country =… …   Wikipedia

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