auction block

[ awk-shuhn blok ]

/ ˈɔk ʃən ˌblɒk /

noun

Also called block. a platform from which an auctioneer sells: The auction block in front of the old courthouse was removed and placed in a slavery exhibit at the state museum.

Idioms for auction block

put on the auction block, to offer for sale at auction; offer to sell to the highest bidder.Also put on the block.

Origin of auction block

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby auction block

Auckland, Auckland Islands, au contraire, au courant, auction, auction block, auction bridge, auctioneer, auction pinochle, auction pitch, auctorial

Example sentences from the Web for auction block

She listened for the gathering buzzing of voices in the next room, around the auction-block.
Balcony Stories|Grace E. King
It was the auction-block horror that first prompted him to seek freedom.
The Underground Railroad|William Still
The temple of American liberty was finished—the auction-block was the corner-stone.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
I stood by him on the auction-block; and when I stepped down, they thought they had him sure.
The Underground Railroad|William Still

At last I was dressed in clean, showy clothes and led to the auction-block, where I was auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Ten American Girls From History|Kate Dickinson Sweetser

单词	auction block
释义	auction block [ awk-shuhn blok ] / ˈɔk ʃən ˌblɒk / noun Also called block. a platform from which an auctioneer sells: The auction block in front of the old courthouse was removed and placed in a slavery exhibit at the state museum. Idioms for auction block put on the auction block, to offer for sale at auction; offer to sell to the highest bidder.Also put on the block. Origin of auction block An Americanism dating back to 1840–50 Words nearby auction block Auckland, Auckland Islands, au contraire, au courant, auction, auction block, auction bridge, auctioneer, auction pinochle, auction pitch, auctorial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for auction block She listened for the gathering buzzing of voices in the next room, around the auction-block. Balcony Stories\|Grace E. King It was the auction-block horror that first prompted him to seek freedom. The Underground Railroad\|William Still The temple of American liberty was finished—the auction-block was the corner-stone. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12)\|Robert G. Ingersoll I stood by him on the auction-block; and when I stepped down, they thought they had him sure. The Underground Railroad\|William Still At last I was dressed in clean, showy clothes and led to the auction-block, where I was auctioned off to the highest bidder. Ten American Girls From History\|Kate Dickinson Sweetser
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