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

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

I hear thumps and clumps and an oof from Matthew and I look up and he’s buried in silage rolls, his arm out to one side, the machete dropped.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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

In March, Victoria announced legislative changes to its Control of Weapons Act, making it illegal to sell or possess machetes, with the new law to start in September.

From BBC ● May 26, 2025

The team also had to leave their kayaks at a base camp they set up when it became impossible to head further upstream, hiking through the jungle using machetes for five days.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024

Cooper's focus on the rule of law comes on the day a ban on owning zombie-style knives and machetes comes into force.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024

Slaves were given long, sharp machetes, which would be their equipment—but for some also their weapons—until the harvest was done.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson