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 Crumple butcher paper around the back half of the ball; use tape to secure. Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024 Make It For the shell: Cut butcher paper into a 3x8-ft. piece. Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024 Police in that case reported finding the explosive devices wrapped in butcher paper and leaking black powder. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024 Tables at this Morgan City eatery are covered with brown butcher paper, and the napkins come off a paper-towel roll. Robert N. Jenkins, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 In March, a photo of the restaurant went viral on Twitter ahead of its opening, brown butcher paper still covering the windows. Mia Sato, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2023 Think fabric, yarn, rolls of butcher paper, bulletin boards, vinyl, paint, cardstock, scrapbooking supplies. Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023 Nowadays exciting wine lists full of excellent bottlings are scribbled on butcher paper and chalkboards and are to be found at casual pizza joints and sandwich shops. Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023 Note that if your purchase comes wrapped in butcher paper with a plastic coating, that won’t be recyclable. Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2023

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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 18 Apr. 2024.

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