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kerf
[ kurf ]
noun
- a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- Mining. a deep cut a few inches high, used to undermine a portion of a coal or mineral seam.
- the act of cutting or carving.
verb (used with object)
- to make a kerf or kerfs in (a piece of wood, a coal seam, etc.).
kerf
/ kɜːf /
noun
- the cut made by a saw, an axe, etc
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kerf1
Old English cyrf a cutting; related to Old English ceorfan to carve
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Example Sentences
Cut your kerf on the side toward the landing place, let the notch go half-way or a trifle more through the trunk.
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When the first kerf is finished begin another one on the opposite side of the tree a little higher than the first one (Fig. 114).
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Two pieces of wood are glued one on the top of the other, the required angle is transferred thereto, and the saw kerf made.
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The first chips that flew were ten inches long, but they quickly dwindled as the kerf sank in.
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The butt-kerf was two-thirds through the tree when Yan called "One minute up."
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