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Definition kerf
Etymology
From Middle English kerf, kirf, kyrf, from Old English cyrf (“an act of cutting, a cutting off; a cutting instrument”), from Proto-Germanic *kurbiz (“a cut; notch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerb?- (“to scratch”).
Noun
kerf (plural kerfs)
- (now rare) The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.
- The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
- The distance between diverging saw teeth.
- The flattened, cut-off end of a branch or tree; a stump or sawn-off cross-section.
- The portion or quantity (e.g. of hay, turf, wool, etc.) cut off in a given stroke.
Verb
kerf (third-person singular simple present kerfs, present participle kerfing, simple past and past participle kerfed)
- To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.
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