cutting board

noun

: 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 There’s nothing more essential in the kitchen than a quality cutting board. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024 In the kitchen, there were two knives covered in blood on a cutting board. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024 Place about half of the asparagus in a line on a cutting board and trim off the top 1 inch. Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024 Transfer the chicken to a cutting board to rest for 10 minutes. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024 Try a snack charcuterie board – grab a plate or cutting board and place cut-up cheese, fruit, salami, pepperoni, crackers or other small bites in a fun design. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024 Using tongs, carefully remove octopus from water and place on cutting board. Mary G. Pepitone, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024 Instead, try lining up all of the spears on a cutting board and slicing off the ends all at once, cutting where the stalks turn from white into green. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024 Halve your avocado on a cutting board: Hold the avocado against the cutting board with the palm of your non-dominant hand. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 4 Mar. 2024

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

cutting board

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