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I. noun see: carve Date: 14th century 1. a ~ed plant, scion 1, the point of insertion of a scion upon a stock, 2. the act of ~ing, something ~ed, II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to cause (a scion) to unite with a stock, to propagate (a plant) by ~ing, 2. to join or unite as if by ~ing, to attach (a chemical unit) to a main molecular chain, to implant (living tissue) surgically, intransitive verb to become ~ed, to perform ~ing, ~er noun III. noun Etymology: English dialect ~, verb, to work Date: 1853 work , labor , IV. Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1859 transitive verb to get (illicit gain) by ~, intransitive verb to practice ~, V. noun Date: 1865 the acquisition of gain (as money) in dishonest or questionable ways