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cleaver

noun

cleav·​er ˈklē-vər How to pronounce cleaver (audio)
1
: one that cleaves
especially : a butcher's implement for cutting animal carcasses into joints or pieces
2
: a prehistoric stone tool having a sharp edge at one end

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In a video posted online by his attackers, identified by police as two local Muslims, the elder Teli can be seen in his shop measuring a man who then attacks him with a cleaver, joined by the man filming. Yashraj Sharma, NBC News, 22 July 2022 One of the most memorable finds, which Grochowski thinks fell into the box by accident, was a meat cleaver. Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2022 Cut the breasts into finger-thick slices with a cleaver or chef’s knife. Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 All that tends to make for a sluggish and imprecise ski, one that spreads like a butter knife, not one that cuts like a cleaver. Dan Schwartz, Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2021 At the couple's home, authorities reportedly found cleaning tools near the victim's body, blood smeared on the walls, as well as knives and a meat cleaver in the sink. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 21 Feb. 2022 The Medical Examiner's Office found that Weller was stabbed more than 140 times all over his body and was struck in the head with the meat cleaver, the police report said. Hannah Morse, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2022 An autopsy later revealed that Weller was stabbed over 140 times, and also sustained a skull fracture following a blow to the head with a meat cleaver. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 21 Feb. 2022 An autopsy revealed the victim suffered more than 140 stab wounds and a skull fracture caused by a blow to the head with a meat cleaver, the report said. Tina Burnside And Taliah Miller, CNN, 20 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cleaver was in the 15th century

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