hewing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of hew

noun

1. The act of one who hews or chops.

   “Hadley [the sculptor] could afford to let his hewings be rough where the monarchical extremities were concerned, as these were to be covered by the raiment of state.”

   “Hewing to this principle, I walked along the lakeshore at Bosque del Apache as the stragglers of a flock of Sandhill Cranes made their morning departure.”