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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024kerf (kûrf ),USA pronunciation n. - Buildinga cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- Mininga deep cut a few inches high, used to undermine a portion of a coal or mineral seam.
- the act of cutting or carving.
v.t. - Building, Miningto make a kerf or kerfs in (a piece of wood, a coal seam, etc.).
- bef. 1000; Middle English kerf, kirf, Old English cyrf a cutting (cognate with Old Frisian kerf ); akin to carve
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kerf /kɜːf/ n - the cut made by a saw, an axe, etc
Etymology: Old English cyrf a cutting; related to Old English ceorfan to carve |