(a) a cleaver for cutting up, a chopper; (b) a knife with a handle at each end, for mincing meat, suet, etc.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > cleaver (5) chopping-knife1552 (a) a cleaver for cutting up, a chopper; (b) a knife with a handle at each end, for mincing meat, suet, etc. cleaver1580 An instrument for cleaving; spec. a butcher's chopper for cutting up carcasses. chopper1818 An instrument used for cleaving or cutting up: spec. a large-bladed short-handled axe used for cutting up meat, wood, etc.; a butcher's cleaver. meat-axe1834 literal. An implement with a heavy blade used for cutting meat; a butcher's cleaver. as savage (or wicked) as a meat-axe (U.S. regional): vicious… mezzaluna1954 A crescent-shaped cutting utensil comprising a semicircular blade with a handle on top or at either end, used with a rocking motion for chopping… |
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