meat cleaver

• Cuchillo grande y pesado con hoja rectangular, usado principalmente por carniceros para cortar huesos y carne dura.

A large, heavy knife with a rectangular blade, used primarily by butchers for chopping through bone and tough meat.

1. Butcher's knifeB1formal

   A large, heavy knife used by butchers for chopping through meat and bone.

   Cuchillo de carnicero

   • The butcher used a meat cleaver to split the chicken.
   • She sharpened the meat cleaver before cutting the ribs.
   • A meat cleaver is essential for breaking down large cuts of meat.