Both Uses
sever
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)
- Jem sat from after breakfast until sunset and would have remained overnight had not Atticus severed his supply lines.
p. 35.8 *severed = cut off
- Unaware of public scrutiny from above, Judge Taylor disposed of the severed end by propelling it expertly to his lips and saying, "Fhluck!"
p. 215.4severed = cut-off
Definitions:
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(1)
(sever) to end or cut off completely -- either physically or in relationships
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)