chopping block

2 definitions found

chopping block - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chopping \Chop"ping\, n.
     Act of cutting by strokes.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and
        others chop meat, etc.
  
     Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat,
        vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of
        the blade instead of at the end.
        [1913 Webster]

chopping block - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chopping block
      n 1: a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or
           wood can be split