The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CLEAVER which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Butcher's tool crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLEAVER | 46 % | 7 |
| MEATAX | 23 % | 6 |
| SAW | 8 % | 3 |
| MEATCLEAVER | 8 % | 11 |
| STRINGER | 8 % | 8 |
| CLEAV | 8 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Butcher's tool
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cleaver
- chopper
- choppers
- plate
- hock
- hough
- rump
- cart
- crow
- saddle
- skirt
- skirted
Crossword Answer definitions
CLEAVER noun- A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
- (Bahamas) A type of clave, or rhythm stick, a concussive musical instrument used in traditional Bahamian music.
- (metaphoric) The act of eliminating someone or something, especially when done by someone with a history of other eliminations; a dismissal, rejection, or removal.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CLEAVER
- Butcher's hatchet
- The Rev's last name
- Butcher's tool
- Meat cutter
- Chop chopper
- Tool that's swung
- Butcher's staple
- Last name of a TV family that premiered October 4, 1957
- Butcher's instrument.
- Butcher's tool.
More clues leading to the result MEATAX
- Drastic, as a budget cut
- Severe, as in a budget cut
- Sever, as in a budget cut
- Butcher's tool
- Cleaver
- Budget-cutting procedure, figuratively
- Cleaving tool
- Spareribs separator
- No delicate instrument
- Metaphor for drastic cutting
More clues leading to the result SAW
- Byword
- Observed
- __ wood (snore)
- __-toothed (jagged)
- Circular, for one
- Adage
- Trite saying
- Ice sculptor's need
- Wood cutter
- Gruesome franchise of 2004-2010
More clues leading to the result MEATCLEAVER
More clues leading to the result STRINGER
- First-___ (starting player)
- Fisherman's cord
- Tread and riser support
- Freelance correspondent
- Butcher's tool.
- Beam supporting a floor.
- Horizontal timber.
- Carpenter's timber.
- Part-time news correspondent
- Reporter on space rates