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Kerf
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Meaning
Noun
●
The
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.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
kerf
English
cyrf
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Weld
Chamfer
Countersink
Cutting
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Outfeed
Mandrel
Groove
Surface
Cutterhead
Tailstock
Hole
Cavity
Pipe
Nozzle
Feeler Gauge
Steerer Tube
Drill Bit
Surface Quality
Residual Stress
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Rhymes
Erf
Nerf
Perf
Serf
Turf
Terf
Kerf
Surf
Scurf
Smurf
Murph
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