Cleft
Cleft noun - An irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure.
In twain
Both terms in one sentence
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And there came unto him a woman called Mary who had seen the Lord and believed, and Jesus said unto her, "Put on a tutu and lie down in this box." And then took he forth a saw and cleft her in twain, and there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Source: Lovely Assistant -
Lovely Assistant: In "The Amazing Jesus":And there came unto him a woman called Mary who had seen the Lord and believed, and Jesus said unto her, "Put on a tutu and lie down in this box." And then took he forth a saw and cleft her in twain, and there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Source: Creator / Rowan Atkinson -
In Irish Mythology, Cuchulainn's sword can shave a hair from the skin without cutting the skin, or cleft a hair floating on water in twain, or cut a man in two "that the one half of him might not miss the other for some time after".
Source: Absurdly Sharp Blade
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