Kerf


[kurf] /kɜrf/

noun
1.
a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
2.
Mining. a deep cut a few inches high, used to undermine a portion of a coal or mineral seam.
3.
the act of cutting or carving.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make a kerf or kerfs in (a piece of wood, a coal seam, etc.).
/kɜːf/
noun
1.
the cut made by a saw, an axe, etc

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