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cleaver

UK
/ˈkliː.və/
US
/ˈkliv.ɚ/

Translations

cleavernoun
cleavers
pl
UK
/ˈkliː.və/
US
/ˈkliv.ɚ/
The butcher used a cleaver to cut through the thick bones of the meat.
Le boucher a utilisé un couperet pour trancher les os épais de la viande.
Additional translations
fendeurSens rare : personne ou outil qui fend quelque chose.
Synonyms
chopper
carving knife
slicer
cutter
butcher knife
cleaveradjective
UK
/ˈkliːvə/
US
/ˈkliːvər/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a cleaver.
de couperetSe dit d’un objet lié à un couperet ou conçu pour cet usage.
He bought a new cleaver blade for his butcher's shop.
Il a acheté une nouvelle lame de couperet pour sa boucherie.
Synonyms
cleaving
splitting
separating
severing
rending
dividing
incisive
sharp

Definitions

cleavernoun
A heavy, broad-bladed knife or tool used by butchers for chopping meat.
The butcher used a cleaver to cut through the thick bones of the meat.
A person or device that splits or cleaves something; a splitter.
With one swing, the experienced cleaver split the log cleanly in two.
cleaveradjective
Relating to or designed for a cleaver; resembling or used with a cleaver.
He bought a new cleaver blade for his butcher's shop.
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