MEAT CLEAVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does meat cleaver mean? 

• MEAT CLEAVER (noun)
  The noun MEAT CLEAVER has 1 sense:

1. a butcher's knife having a large square blade

  Familiarity information: MEAT CLEAVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEAT CLEAVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A butcher's knife having a large square blade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chopper; cleaver; meat cleaver

Hypernyms ("meat cleaver" is a kind of...):

knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)