chopping block

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Synonyms: chopping blocks

Antonyms: chopping blocks

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Noun

1. A thick [[wooden]] [[slab]] used as a [[cut]]ting [[surface]] for preparing food, splitting firewood or kindling, etc.
2. {{lb|en|historical|informal}} A block of wood against which a condemned person put their head prior to [[behead]]ing.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[dangerous]] or [[precarious]] situation.

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