transitive. To cut down, whittle, pare, shave; to shape by paring; to cut away. Also figurative. Phrase, to thwite a mill-post (etc.) to a pudding-…

transitive. To thwite, to whittle (a stick).

transitive and intransitive. In figurative context. Obsolete.

To cut off the top of (a growing tree, a plant, or the like); to poll or pollard (a tree); to lop, prune, or shorten back (branches or shoots); to…

transitive to cut off or prune the top of (a growing tree, plant, etc.) in the summer.

transitive. To cut thin slices or shavings from the surface of (a stick, etc.); to dress or pare with a knife; to reduce or sharpen by doing this…

transitive. To cut shavings from the surface of (a stick, etc.) with a knife or other sharp instrument; to whittle.

To cut off cleanly or closely. Also with off. †to shave out one's way: to get out by cutting down obstacles.