Riving
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of cleaving or separating.
noun.
Refuse of corn.
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verb.
Present participle of
rive
.
Word Usage
"At last the topmost log is rolled into place and the artistic work commences, -- the "riving" of slabs."
verb-stem
rive