CARVE

verb (~d; carving) Etymology: Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; akin to Old High German kerban to notch, Greek graphein to scratch, write Date: before 12th century transitive verb to cut with care or precision , to make or get by or as if by cutting, to cut into pieces or slices , intransitive verb to cut up and serve meat, to work as a sculptor or engraver, ~r noun