butcher paper

noun

: heavy brown or white paper used especially for wrapping meats

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The menu will change daily based on beef and pork availability, and will be posted on handwritten butcher paper in the dining room, Scalisi says. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025 But getting and keeping perfect suction on bulkier cuts can be tricky, and wrapping larger cuts in plastic wrap then butcher paper might be the better option. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 22 Mar. 2024 Use a linen bedsheet as a tablecloth or tape down a length of butcher paper! Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2025 Remove from the heat and wrap the salmon in butcher paper or plastic wrap. The View, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for butcher paper

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 23 Mar. 2025.

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