machete

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 act of opening a durian, which requires a very sharp knife or machete, feels festive and brings friends together the way that sharing a bottle of fine wine does in other cultures.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

Luckily, I found an old machete and got to work on the coconut shells.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

During the last amnesty in 2006, people handed over more than 12,500 blades to police without facing criminal charges - they included machetes, swords, meat cleavers, bayonets and axes.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

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

"It took the United Kingdom 18 months to bring about a ban on machetes and we are moving to do it within six months," she added.

From BBC ● May 26, 2025

One expert questioned whether the two machetes we bought met the definition of having a "sharp pointed end" - a definition that hasn’t been considered yet in court.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024

They slashed with machetes at branches and vines to clear a path toward the river, sinking deeper and deeper into the swampy soil beneath them.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin