butcher paper

noun

: heavy brown or white paper used especially for wrapping meats

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Spread out a roll of butcher paper, and encourage everyone to press their hands and feet onto it, leaving their prints behind. Label each handprint and footprint with the person's name, the date, and a special message to Mom, and allow your collective masterpiece to dry. Laura Broadwell, Parents, 1 May 2025 On a set of shelves sat several books, their covers wrapped in brown butcher paper. Stefano Montali, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Savage writes up his narrowly focused menu each week by hand on butcher paper. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 The menu will change daily based on beef and pork availability, and will be posted on handwritten butcher paper in the dining room, Scalisi says. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for butcher paper

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of butcher paper was in 1896

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“Butcher paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butcher%20paper. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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