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kerf
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As a noun, kerf means the act of cutting or carving something. As a verb, it means cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.
Meanings of kerf
6 meaningsnoun
now rareThe act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.
The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
The portion or quantity (e.g. of wood, hay, turf, wool, etc.) removed or cut off in a given stroke.
The distance between diverging saw teeth.
The flattened, cut-off end of a branch or tree; a stump or sawn-off cross-section.
verb
To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).