cleav|er

cleav|er
cleav|er «KLEE vuhr», noun.
1. a cutting tool with a heavy blade and a short handle. A butcher uses a cleaver to chop through meat or bone.
2. a prehistoric stone tool with a broad cutting edge.
3. a person who cleaves.

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