Cleaver

A cleaver is a large knife that varies in its shape but usually resembles a rectangular-bladed
hatchet. 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 for crushing in food preparation (such as garlic) and can also be used to
scoop up chopped items.

A modern wood-handled cleaver