Definition of Cleaver

1. Noun. A butcher's knife having a large square blade.

Exact synonyms: Chopper, Meat Cleaver
Generic synonyms: Knife
Derivative terms: Chop, Chop, Cleave

Definition of Cleaver

1. n. One who cleaves, or that which cleaves; especially, a butcher's instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces.

Definition of Cleaver

1. Noun. A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones etc ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cleaver

1. a heavy knife [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cleaver

1. A heavy knife for cutting or chopping. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cleaver

cleavage cavity
cleavage cell
cleavage division
cleavage furrows
cleavage lines
cleavage product
cleavage site
cleavage spindle
cleavages
cleave
cleaved
cleaved cell
cleavelandite
cleavelandites
cleaver (current term)
cleavers
cleaves
cleaveth
cleaving
cleche
clechy
cleck
clecked
clecking
clecks
cledge
cledgy
cledonomancy
cleek

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