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cleaver


cleav·er

noun \ˈklē-vər\

Definition of CLEAVER

1
: one that cleaves; especially : a butcher's implement for cutting animal carcasses into joints or pieces
2
: a prehistoric stone tool having a sharp edge at one end
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First Known Use of CLEAVER

15th century

Rhymes with CLEAVER

beaver, fever, griever, heaver, leaver, reaver, reiver, weaver

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