cutting board

noun

plural cutting boards

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

Examples of cutting board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Any cutting boards, countertops and utensils that came into contact with raw food should be washed and sanitized with a mix of one tablespoon of chlorine bleach per gallon of hot water. — Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Clean the sink, faucet, counters, cutting boards and fridge drawers or shelves beforehand, and use clean knives, peelers and colanders, especially after prepping raw meat, poultry or seafood. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

Your sink, faucet, countertop, cutting boards and refrigerator shelves or drawers should be clean too, along with any knives, peelers, colanders or other tools, especially ones recently used for raw meat, poultry or seafood. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Accumulation of food debris observed on blue cutting board stored with other clean food contact surfaces in back of kitchen. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cutting board

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard

Kids Definition

cutting board

noun

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