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CLEAVER
cleaver, meat cleaver, chopper
(noun) a butcher’s knife having a large square blade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cleaver (plural cleavers)
A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones etc.
(music, Bahamas) A type of clave, or rhythm stick, a concussive musical instrument used in traditional Bahamian music.
(metaphoric) The act of eliminating someone or something, especially when done by someone with a history of other eliminations; a dismissal, rejection, or removal.
Synonym: axe
Usage notes
As a musical instrument, cleaver is normally used only in the plural, just like the more common synonym claves, which is far more often used internationally and is better known as a part of Cuban music. In the Bahamas, cleavers is the more common terminology.
Source: Wiktionary
Cleav"er, n.
Definition: One who cleaves, or that which cleaves; especially, a butcher's instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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