1. cleaver (def. 2).
2. Informal. a drastic or ruthless procedure or approach, esp. for reducing or trimming something, as expenditures: The committee used a meat ax on the recreation budget.
[ 1825-35 ]
1. cleaver (def. 2).
2. Informal. a drastic or ruthless procedure or approach, esp. for reducing or trimming something, as expenditures: The committee used a meat ax on the recreation budget.
[ 1825-35 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012