What is to join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together called?
halve — (Arch.) To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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