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machete

[muh-shet-ee, -chet-ee] / məˈʃɛt i, -ˈtʃɛt i /
NOUN
sickle
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NOUN
weapon
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Arrabaca had two axes, a hammer, a machete, six fireworks and three fixed-blade knives, Barnacle said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Cuellar identified the man who allegedly wielded the machete as Cornell Richardson, 32.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

In his field, just a stone's throw from his house, Kone still works only with a machete and wears open-toed shoes.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

The men of the Yumuri sugar co-operative in Cuba have worked the cane fields around the city of Cienfuegos since they were old enough to wield a machete.

From BBC ● May 17, 2024

Even when Lagurie calls a rest, Donay is there with the sharpening stone and puts an edge on Lagurie’s machete.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

Besides pulling off dozens of ticks, Bardwell recalled the main challenge being “wait-a-minute vines,” made tougher by cheap, ineffective machetes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

He asked: "Did AR have any remote reason - as far as you can really tell - or his family to be ordering machetes?"

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

The Home Office underestimated how many zombie knives and machetes would be surrendered ahead of a recent ban, documents show.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024

The government’s Crime and Policing Bill would close a loophole on the sales of ninja and samurai swords, and jail tech company executives if banned zombie knives and machetes are sold on their platforms.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024

When a mission took them to the mountains, they carried mosquito netting, machetes, canvas tarps, and extra bug juice.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien


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