Cleaver and Dagger

Cleaver

Cleaver noun - A butcher's knife having a large square blade.
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Dagger and cleaver are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dagger" instead a noun "Cleaver".

Nearby Words: cleave, cleavers, cleaving, cleaved

Dagger

Dagger noun - A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing.
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Cleaver and dagger are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleaver" instead a noun "Dagger".

Nearby Word: daggered

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  • Gardening-Variety Weapon Magic's Innistrad block features several equipment cards that are common tools, such as a pitchfork, a mattock, and a butcher's cleaver, with the fanciest of all being a silver-inlaid dagger.
  • Dual Wielding German dagger style that uses a pair of cleaver-like weapons, the use of a variety of daggers (not just the main-gauche) in fencing from the decline of shields down to the smallsword.
    Source: Dual Wielding
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