A cleaver is a large knife that varies in its shape but usually resembles a rectangular-bladed tomahawk. It is largely used as a kitchen or butcher knife and is mostly intended for splitting up large
A modern wood-handled cleaver
Chinese chef's knife (top) and old North American cleaver (bottom)
A cleaver in use, being used to cut pork chops from a loin of pork
Deba bōchō of different sizes
A butcher knife or butcher's knife is a knife designed and used primarily for the butchering or dressing of animal carcasses. There are many such types of these knives, which are the primary tool used
Cleaver
…A cleaver is a large knife that varies in its shape but usually resembles a rectangular-bladed tomahawk. It is largely used as a kitchen or butcher knife and is mostly intended for splitting up large pieces of soft bones and slashing through thick pieces of meat. The knife's broad side can also be used…
A native butcher knife from the Philippines