Axe and Cleaver

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Axe

Axe noun - An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.

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Cleaver is a synonym for axe in hatchet topic. In some cases you can use "Cleaver" instead a noun "Axe", when it comes to topics like arm, tomahawk. popular alternative

Cleaver

Cleaver noun - A butcher's knife having a large square blade.

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Synonyms for Cleaver

Axe is a synonym for cleaver in tomahawk topic. You can use "Axe" instead a noun "Cleaver", if it concerns topics such as hatchet, chopper, cutting instrument. popular alternative

Nearby Words: cleave, cleavers, cleaving, cleaved

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regular	regular axe	regular cleaver
real	real axe	real cleaver
massive	massive axe	massive cleaver
large	large axe	large cleaver
Other adjectives: huge, unique, bloody, gigantic, handy, nearby, giant, oversized, thrown.

Both words in one sentence

An Arm and a Leg: Candi's right arm gets chopped off by the boss's giant axe/cleaver when it falls from a steel beam above them.

Source: Video Game / The House of the Dead: OVERKILL
Some other alternate weapons resemble some cleaver-sword and an axe-sword hybrids.

Source: Characters / Bloodline Champions
In the episode "Watchdogs", Mack jury-rigs a shotgun-axe combo weapon by duct-taping a meat cleaver to the end of it, and by the time of the season finale he's finally crafted a proper shotgun-axe.

Source: Mix-and-Match Weapon

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