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kerf

Syllabification: (kerf)
Pronunciation: /kərf/
Definition of kerf

noun

  • 1a slit made by cutting, especially with a saw.
  • 2the cut end of a felled tree.

Derivatives

kerfed

adjective

Origin:

Old English cyrf 'cutting, a cut'; related to carve

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