butcher block
noun
: a block made with thick strips of usually laminated hardwood
butcher-block
adjective
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Especially if you got swept into the butcher block craze of recent years, these hunks of wood can be nearly impossible to store in cabinets.
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
The kitchen itself is equipped with a double sink, an oven and four-burner cooktop, a full-size fridge/freezer, and quite a lot of cabinetry and shelving for a tiny house, with butcher block countertops.
—New Atlas, 11 May 2026
Quartzite and porcelain are dependable middle-ground choices, while butcher block remains an even more budget-friendly option with broad appeal.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 4 May 2026
Hands are stabbed, feet are liquidated, fingers are severed, bodies are impaled (at one point an entire butcher block of kitchen knives has to be used to subdue Todd), an ear and a nose are bitten off, shotgun holes are blown into faces, and prison rape is treated as a parlor game.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
The kitchen itself is equipped with a double sink, an oven and four-burner cooktop, a full-size fridge/freezer, and quite a lot of cabinetry and shelving for a tiny house, with butcher block countertops.
—New Atlas, 11 May 2026
Quartzite and porcelain are dependable middle-ground choices, while butcher block remains an even more budget-friendly option with broad appeal.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 4 May 2026
Hands are stabbed, feet are liquidated, fingers are severed, bodies are impaled (at one point an entire butcher block of kitchen knives has to be used to subdue Todd), an ear and a nose are bitten off, shotgun holes are blown into faces, and prison rape is treated as a parlor game.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Butcher block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butcher%20block. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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