transf. The cutting or penetrating action of an edged weapon. Obs.

The act of cutting or carving; a cut, stroke; †power of cutting. Now rare.

The action of making a slit or slits, or of cutting in this manner. Also with up.

The action of carve, v., in various senses.

An act of chopping, or cutting with blows of an axe, cleaver, etc.; a cutting blow or stroke.

The action of cut, v., in various senses.

The action of chopping or hewing, esp. with rough or heavy blows; (also) the action of breaking up or mutilating something in this way. Also hacki…

The action of cutting something. Obsolete.

The action of garse, v.

The action of race, v.2 (in various senses).

The action of cutting into something; esp. into some part of the body in surgery.

Cutting.

The act of scraping or scratching; the fact of being scratched or cut.

with adverb.

The action of scotch, v.1 (in various senses); an instance of this.

The action of hackle, v.1; slashing, hacking.

The action of the verb; cutting; gashing.

The action of cutting into, incision; division into sections; concrete an incision, division, indentation.

(See quot. 1656.)

The action of cutting something. Now rare.

The act of making a long deep cut or slash; a gashing action. Now rare.

The action of incide, v.1; a cutting, incision.

Cutting with rough or heavy blows; clumsy cutting; hacking. Obsolete.

literal.

The action of shearing or cutting. Scottish.

An act or stroke of Carving. See also carf, n.