cleaver
nounEtymology
Occupational surname for someone who split wood, from Middle English clevere (“one who cleaves”).
- inherited from clevere
Definitions
A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
- Concurrently with Flay's visualization of the cleaver falling—the cleaver fell.
A type of clave, or rhythm stick, a concussive musical instrument used in traditional…
A type of clave, or rhythm stick, a concussive musical instrument used in traditional Bahamian music.
The act of eliminating someone or something, especially when done by someone with a…
The act of eliminating someone or something, especially when done by someone with a history of other eliminations; a dismissal, rejection, or removal.
- Conte has broken the mould further with the suggestion he might escape the Abramovich cleaver, becoming the first of his line to leave by his own volition.
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A type of oar blade with an asymmetric, mostly rectangular shape that resembles a…
A type of oar blade with an asymmetric, mostly rectangular shape that resembles a cleaving knife.
A line segment that bisects the perimeter of a triangle and has one endpoint at the…
A line segment that bisects the perimeter of a triangle and has one endpoint at the midpoint of one of the triangle's three sides.
A surname from Middle English.
- The Eric Revis Trio, featuring the pianist Kris Davis, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Gerald Cleaver performing at the Jazz Gallery.
The neighborhood
- neighborcleave
- neighborpole cleaver
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA