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carve

/kɑɹv/ noun C2
  1. The act of carving · Give that turkey a careful carve.

Plural carves

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He could carve a bit, and gild and frame, and do odd jobs.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 80 · C1
Peppino picked up the louis, and Danglars again prepared to carve the fowl.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1079 · C1
“Very droll,” he muttered, “very droll indeed,” and he again began to carve the fowl, when Peppino stopped the baron’s right hand with his left, and held out his other hand.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1080 · C1
Workers used simple hand tools and explosives to carve tunnels through solid granite.
The Railroad Across America, p. 1 · B2

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