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cleaver

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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.

cleaver
Noun
a heavy knife with a square blade, used for chopping meat

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cleavercleaver - a butcher's knife having a large square blade
knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Translations
cleaver [ˈkliːvə] ncuchilla (de carnicero)
cleaver [ˈkliːvəʳ] nfendoir m, couperet m
cleaver [ˈkliːvəʳ] nHackbeil nt
cleaver [ˈkliːvəʳ] nmannaia


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Beside this range was a butcher block upon which lay a great cleaver with a keen edge.
Next, he opened his stall and spread his meat upon the bench, then, taking his cleaver and steel and clattering them together, he trolled aloud in merry tones:
His cleaver had a blade about two feet long, and he never made but one cut; he made it so neatly, too, that his implement did not smite through and dull itself--there was just enough force for a perfect cut, and no more.
 
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