auction block
noun
Also called block.
a platform from which an auctioneer sells: the old courthouse where slaves were sold from the auction block.
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
aubusson,
auc,
auckland,
auckland islands,
auction,
auction block,
auction bridge,
auction pinochle,
auction pitch,
auctioneer,
auctorial