cleaver

cleav·er  (klvr)

n.

1. A heavy, broad-bladed knife or hatchet used especially by butchers.

2. Archaeology A bifacial core tool flaked to produce a straight sharp edge at one end.

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cleaver [ˈkliːvə]

n

(Cookery) a heavy knife or long-bladed hatchet, esp one used by butchers

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cleaver  (klvr)

A bifacial stone tool flaked to produce a straight, sharp, relatively wide edge at one end. Cleavers are early core tools associated primarily with the Acheulian tool culture.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cleaver - a butcher's knife having a large square blade meat cleaver, chopper knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

Translations

cleaver [ˈkliːvəʳ] N → cuchilla f de carnicero

cleaver [ˈkliːvə^r] n (= knife) → fendoir m, couperet m

cleaver

n → Hackbeil nt

cleaver [ˈkliːvəʳ] n → mannaia
meat cleaver (Culin) → marrancio

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cleaver [ˈkliːvəʳ] n → mannaia
meat cleaver (Culin) → marrancio