From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cave \Cave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caved; p. pr. & vb. n. Caving.] [Cf. F. caver. See Cave, n.] To make hollow; to scoop out. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The mouldred earth cav'd the banke. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]