WOODBLOCK

Etymology

Noun

woodblock (plural woodblocks)

A woodcut.

(musical instrument) A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick.

(printing) A wooden block used as a printing form.

Synonym: woodcut

(philately) The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.

Source: Wiktionary



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