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

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The spray arm could be hitting something tall, like a cutting board or oversized plate. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025 However, the product images depict slices with holes on the edges and a serving suggestion featuring cheese with holes on a cutting board. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Participants will learn the basics and create a wooden cutting board and step stool in five four-hour sessions. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025 Her Pizza Starter Kit from Pizza Girl comes with an adorable countertop pizza oven (with adjustable heat settings); a three-pack organic sauce sampler; cutting board; apron; pizza cutter; and semi-circle pizza paddles–everything needed to make a delicious pizza dinner for the family. Rona Berg, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 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 7 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

cutting board

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