plural of block book

A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable type.

A wooden slab used as a cutting surface for food etc. / (historical, informal) A block of wood against which a condemned person put their head prior to beheading.

plural of blocked shot

(sports) A shot that is grabbed or batted away by an opposing player before it reaches the basket, goal, etc.

plural of snatch block

(nautical) A kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope.

present participle of put on the block

(slang) To sell something. / (euphemistic) To execute by beheading.

(idiomatic, US) Basic tasks or skills in an undertaking or occupation.