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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[AS.

cyrf

a cutting off, fr.

ceorfan

to cut, carve. See

A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.

Noun.

[Eng. to carve.] The cut of an ax, a saw, or other instrument; the notch or slit made in wood by cutting.