couperet — meaning in English

English meaning

• axe noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
• cleaver noun A heavy, wide-bladed knife used mainly by butchers for chopping through meat and bone.

Senses

couperet is used for these senses in English:

• axe (informal) A dismissal or rejection.
• cleaver A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.

axe — full definition

1. noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
2. noun figurative: A drastic cut, cancellation, or dismissal.
3. verb To cancel, cut, or dismiss something or someone abruptly.

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