butcher paper

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   a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids

   Broaderwrapping paper

Questions about butcher paper

What does butcher paper mean?

butcher paper means "a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids".

Is butcher paper a common word?

butcher paper is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.