_:vb7102283 . _:vb7102284 . . _:vb7102283 "(transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap."@en . _:vb7102284 "The early settlers either boxed the tree or cut large slanting gashes, from the lower end of which a rudely fashioned spout conducted the sap to a bucket. This method was very destructive to the tree, and boring was substituted for it."@en . "4" . _:vb7102284 "1918 April, F. L. B., \u201CThe Maple Sugar Industry\u201D, in Forest Leaves, volume XVI, number 8 (number 184 overall), Philadelphia, Pa.: Pennsylvania Forestry Association, \u2192OCLC, page 115, column 2:"@en .