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cleavers

noun

Definition of cleavers

plural of cleaver

as in knives

a heavy implement with a wide sharp blade used for cutting up large pieces of meat

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Recent Examples of cleavers Read our full santoku knife review Nakiri knife Nakiri knives are traditional Japanese vegetable cleavers that feature a sturdy spine and a straight edge. — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 From all directions at once, the butchers were crushing toward the exits, holding their boning knives and cleavers aloft. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 Investigators were then led to the Amityville home, where police recovered a large folding knife, a large kitchen knife and two meat cleavers, Tierney said in April 2024. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026 The sound of meat cleavers chopping pork on the wooden board, or the smell of whole hogs roasting on the brick pits overnight—these are just as much a part of the experience as the barbecue itself. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025 After the Buffs’ opening drive stalled at midfield, leading to a nifty Damon Graves punt that pinned Houston to its own 3, the hosts got out the cleavers and went to work. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025 Specifically, there are a ton of underbarrel attachments that are great, from hucking cleavers at enemies for one shot kills, shooting out gravity wells, laying down corrosive pools or an AOE energy blast around you. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Great Wolf Lodge confirmed the knives weren't kept by the resort.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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The 1970s marked a reinvigoration in quilting culture, with the introduction of specialty rulers and rotary cutters for use with modern patterns.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The 1,680-ton tunnel-boring machine unveiled Monday is nearly the length of two football fields and armed with cutters harder than diamonds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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