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mackerel

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  • one that cleaves; especially : a butcher's implement for cutting animal carcasses into joints or pieces
  • a prehistoric stone tool having a sharp edge at one end

Definition

  • one that cleaves
    especially a butcher's implement for cutting animal carcasses into joints or pieces
  • a prehistoric stone tool having a sharp edge at one end
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
cleaver
noun

Synonyms

  • a heavy implement with a wide sharp blade used for cutting up large pieces of meat
    Synonyms & Near Synonyms
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    cutter knife shank [slang] shiv [slang]
    bayonet bodkin bolo bowie knife cutlass dagger dirk jackknife machete
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    • one that cleaves; especially : a butcher's implement for cutting animal carcasses into joints or pieces
    • a prehistoric stone tool having a sharp edge at one end

    Definition

    • one that cleaves
      especially a butcher's implement for cutting animal carcasses into joints or pieces
    • a prehistoric stone tool having a sharp edge at one end
    First Known Use
    15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
cleaver
noun

Synonyms

mackerel — MW · Shobdo