cut and carve en · VERB
Meanings
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To refine; to decide how to apportion.
Vote largely from the sinking fund for the payment of your debts, and let the ministry cut and carve the remainder as they please; […]
1813, William Cobbett, The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cutting and carving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cuts and carves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cut and carved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cut and carved | Tense=Past | lexicographic |