cavings

Updated: May 3, 2025

Almost within a stone's throw of my chamber this man and his aged father the latter now a hopeless paralytic live together in the ruins of their old home. Year by year the river, by constant cavings, has swallowed nearly all its extensive grounds, yet beyond the low-browed Spanish cottage that clings close within the new levee, "the ghost of a garden" fronts the river.

Ruth McEnery Stuart - Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches

The immense barns, which still exist, were filled almost to the roof at harvest; thatching was not necessary, and every sheaf was absolutely safe from rain as soon as it was under cover. Continuous winter work was provided for the men, and a daily supply of fresh straw for chaff-cutting and bedding, besides fresh chaff and rowens or cavings for stock throughout the winter.

Arthur H. Savory - Grain and Chaff from an English Manor