machete
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As the two old men told their stories, a youngster brushed past them, a machete slung over his shoulder.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
There are exemptions for people who have good reason to own the items, for example, a specialist machete used in forestry or an antique Samurai sword.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024
Ogou Je Wouj is a manifestation of the god of war and is believed to wield a machete.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
Searcher goes from proclaiming, “I’m not my father,” and shaming Jaeger for giving him a machete on his second birthday to bonding with his dad.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
She ducked under the tangled honeysuckle toward the garden path, using her trowel like a machete to hack through some overgrown vines that crowded her jungly little porch.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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