carving

/ˈkɑɹvɪŋ/ noun B2

A carved object. (countable, uncountable) · The carvings on the oak panels were ancient.
The act or craft of producing a carved object. (countable, uncountable) · He took up carving after his retirement.

Plural carvings

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“That’s all right for you, Dele,” said Joe, attacking a can of peas with a carving knife and a hatchet, “but how about me?

Six stories from The Four Million, p. 3 · C1

“I’ll settle Miss Anne when she comes home,” said Marilla grimly, as she shaved up kindlings with a carving knife and with more vim than was strictly necessary.

Anne of Green Gables, p. 211 · C1

Inside was a large room in which fifty workers were carving or moulding.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 81 · C1

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carving Executing turns without pivoting. C2

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