CLEAVER in a Sentence

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She dealt with moral problems as a cleaver deals with meat: and in this case she had made up her mind.

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 Meanings and Examples of CLEAVER
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cleaver
 n.  one who cleaves, or that which cleaves, especially a butcher's instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces; cutting-tool with a sharp edge
Classic Sentence:
1  One night he went for his wife with the cleaver and she had to sleep in a neighbour's house.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE BOARDING HOUSE
2  She dealt with moral problems as a cleaver deals with meat: and in this case she had made up her mind.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE BOARDING HOUSE
Example Sentence:
1  A chef's knife or cleaver is as sharp as a rapier, but it is not an instrument meant for killing.