forcarve

English

Etymology

From Middle English forkerven, from Old English forceorfan (“to cut through, cut off, cut away, cut down”), equivalent to for- +‎ carve.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)v

Verb

forcarve (third-person singular simple present forcarves, present participle forcarving, simple past forcorve or forcarved, past participle forcorven or forcarved)

  1. (obsolete) To cut through, cut completely; to carve up; to cut off.
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