Obs. [f. OF. ele, eele (mod.F. aile) wing.] To carve (certain birds).
c. 1500. For serve Lord, in Babees Bk. (1868), 375. To tyre or to ele a partorich or a quayle y-whyngged: rere uppe whynge and legge, as of an henne; cowche them aboute the carcas; no sawse save salte, or mustard and sugar.
