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becarve, v.|bɪˈkɑːv|
[OE. beceorfan, f. be- 3 + ceorfan to carve.]
†1. trans. To cut off. Obs. (Cf. behead.)
a1000Beowulf 3185 And hine þá héafde becearf. a1230Ancr. R. 362 Loðlease meidenes þe..hefdes bikoruen.
†2. To cut up, open up (land). Obs.
1388Wyclif Isa. xxviii. 24 Whether he that erith..schal be kerue [1382 forth cutten] and purge his londe?
3. To cut in pieces, carve.
1863Alcock Capit. Tycoon I. 272 The chance of being becarved by two-sworded samourai in pursuit of their game. |