cutting board

noun

plural cutting boards
: a board on which something (such as food or cloth) is placed for cutting

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Place pork chops on a cutting board or work surface. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025 Place another towel on top of the tofu and then place a cutting board on top to weigh the tofu down. Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 Your cutting boards play double-duty. Audrey Bruno, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025 Place tortillas on a cutting board. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cutting board

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cutting board was in 1639

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“Cutting board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutting%20board. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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cutting board

noun
: a board on which something (as cloth or food) is placed for cutting
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