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cutting board
noun
plural cutting boards
: a board on which something (such as food or cloth) is placed for cutting
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Cleaning storage and cooking surfaces: This includes the inside walls and shelves of the refrigerator, cutting boards, countertops, and utensils that may have contacted contaminated foods.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
Add the lemon juice from the cutting board into the bowl and then place the bowl on the microwave’s turntable and set it to a high heat for three to five minutes, depending on how dirty your microwave is.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
This way the raw chicken and other foods are never sharing tools, countertops, cutting boards or sinks.
—Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
Let Rest and Slice Transfer turkey tenderloins to a cutting board.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1639, in the meaning defined above
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“Cutting board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutting%20board. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
cutting board
noun
: a board on which something (as cloth or food) is placed for cutting
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