chopping blocks
Butchers' thick slabs
Chopping blocks are thick, sturdy pieces of wood used as cutting surfaces, especially for butchering meat or splitting firewood.
The phrase appears most often in on the chopping block, meaning at risk of being cut or eliminated: Three departments are on the chopping block in the budget review.
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- cleaverBroad-bladed cutting tool
- meatAnimal tissue for food
- raw meatAnimal tissue, unheated
- butcherySavage killing
cut · surface · kitchen prep · headsman · sacrificial altar · cooking · board · wood · slicing · anvil · executioner · off with his head · hatchet · bone · guillotine · cutting boards · grain · dicing
chopping blocksserving trays
Flat carriers for dishes
chafing dishes · cake stands · gravy boats · bread baskets · centerpieces
chopping blocksthrones
Monarchs' ceremonial chairs
ivory towers · safe havens · pedestals · sanctuaries · high ground
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