"Cleaver" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Cleavers [plural]
Etymology: Occupational surname for someone who split wood, from Middle English clevere (“one who cleaves”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|clevere||one who cleaves}} Middle English clevere (“one who cleaves”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Cleaver (plural Cleavers)
  1. A surname from Middle English. Wikipedia link: Cleaver (surname)

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