butcher paper

noun

: heavy brown or white paper used especially for wrapping meats

Examples of butcher paper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some of my earliest memories involve sitting with my sisters smearing the messy red specks of Old Bay like sand art on the long sheets of butcher paper that covered the tables at church and other community crab feasts. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024 Head outside with some chalk, or spread a large piece of butcher paper on your floor. Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 July 2024 Treat wood: Place the sofa on newspaper or butcher paper and use bug spray or bug bombs to treat the wooden parts. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2024 Tork then swapped cotton tablecloths for butcher paper at Essy’s Kabob, his comparatively casual Persian restaurant in Old Foothill Farms, but still pays homage to his father’s restaurant with photos on the walls. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for butcher paper 

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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 7 Sep. 2024.

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