cleave

1) This verb lies behind the common term ‘cleft wood’ but the verb is rarely found in the records.

In the following Latin text ‘scindit’ may be evidence of its use: 1601 duas arbor’ vocat’ Eller trees injuste et illicite scindit et asportavit, West Bretton.

places West Bretton
dates 1601

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