Kerf Definition
kûrf
noun
The cut or channel made by a saw.
Webster's New World
The width of a groove made by a cutting tool.
American Heritage
verb
To make a kerf or kerfs in.
Webster's New World
To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Kerf
Noun
Singular:
kerf
Plural:
kerfsOrigin of Kerf
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Middle English from Old English cyrf a cutting gerbh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English cyrf (“a cutting off, a cutting instrument”).
From Wiktionary
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