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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">chopping blocks</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>culinary tools and equipment for cutting</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>block, chopping</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>blocks, chopping</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chopblocks</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chopping block</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Thick, often large blocks of wood on which food is placed for cutting, trimming, chopping, and the like. ]]></note></mads>