butcher paper

noun

: heavy brown or white paper used especially for wrapping meats

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On a set of shelves sat several books, their covers wrapped in brown butcher paper. — Stefano Montali, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Wrapping the sandwiches in butcher paper can be a nice touch and a tip of the cap to the real thing. — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 Savage writes up his narrowly focused menu each week by hand on butcher paper. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 Choose butcher paper at the deli counter instead of plastic packaging. — Ryan Brennan may 11, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for butcher paper

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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