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A '''cleaver''' is kitchen tool with a heavy, roughly rectangular [[blade]]. The cleaver is designed primarily for chopping rather than cutting. 

The shape of the blade is can be much broader (sometimes almost square) than a regular knife. [[Halberd]]s often have blades that are described as being cleaver-like.

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