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
"It was more like Lord of the Flies or Borstal," she said, adding that every girl there had a machete, in order to cut the grass.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
Ogou Je Wouj is a manifestation of the god of war and is believed to wield a machete.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
His father pulled himself up the skinny tree trunks of the surrounding plantations, wielding a machete to detach coconuts.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2023
Jack built a three-sided shed for the tools, with a hook for the bananas and his big machete to cut them with.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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