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(archaic) To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave. +

(archaic) To pierce or cleave with a weapon.

To break apart; to split.

(rare) To burst open; explode; discharge.

(woodworking) To use a technique of splitting or sawing wood radially from a log (e.g. clapboards).

A place torn; a rent; a rift. +

A bank or shore.

To land.