CLEAVER


Meaning of CLEAVER in English

/klee"veuhr/ , n.

1. a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, esp. one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.

2. a person or thing that cleaves.

[ 1325-75; ME clevere. See CLEAVE 2 , -ER 1 ]

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