kerf

[ kurf ]

/ kɜrf /

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noun

a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.

Mining. a deep cut a few inches high, used to undermine a portion of a coal or mineral seam.

the act of cutting or carving.

verb (used with object)

to make a kerf or kerfs in (a piece of wood, a coal seam, etc.).

Origin of kerf

before 1000; Middle English kerf, kirf,Old English cyrf a cutting (cognate with Old Frisian kerf); akin to carve

Words nearby kerf

kerchoo, kerel, Kerenski, kereru, Keresan, kerf, kerflooey, kerflop, kerfuffle, Kerguelen, Kerguelen Islands

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Example sentences from the Web for kerf

When the first kerf is finished begin another one on the opposite side of the tree a little higher than the first one (Fig. 114).
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties|D.C. Beard
Caleb stood up in front, holding on by a stake, and wondering all the while what Raymond could mean by a kerf.
Caleb in the Country|Jacob Abbott
Where the whole body of the tooth is bent, the saw will run smoothly and easily through the kerf and produce a smooth-cut surface.
Carpentry for Boys|J. S. Zerbe
When the kerf is well started, the whole weight of the saw may be applied.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes

The teeth should cut a kerf just wide enough to clear the blade.
Farm Mechanics|Herbert A. Shearer

British Dictionary definitions for kerf

kerf

/ (kɜːf) /

noun

the cut made by a saw, an axe, etc

Word Origin for kerf

Old English cyrf a cutting; related to Old English ceorfan to carve

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	kerf
释义	kerf [ kurf ] / kɜrf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kerf ON THESAURUS.COM noun a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood. Mining. a deep cut a few inches high, used to undermine a portion of a coal or mineral seam. the act of cutting or carving. verb (used with object) to make a kerf or kerfs in (a piece of wood, a coal seam, etc.). Origin of kerf before 1000; Middle English kerf, kirf,Old English cyrf a cutting (cognate with Old Frisian kerf); akin to carve Words nearby kerf kerchoo, kerel, Kerenski, kereru, Keresan, kerf, kerflooey, kerflop, kerfuffle, Kerguelen, Kerguelen Islands Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kerf When the first kerf is finished begin another one on the opposite side of the tree a little higher than the first one (Fig. 114). Shelters, Shacks and Shanties\|D.C. Beard Caleb stood up in front, holding on by a stake, and wondering all the while what Raymond could mean by a kerf. Caleb in the Country\|Jacob Abbott Where the whole body of the tooth is bent, the saw will run smoothly and easily through the kerf and produce a smooth-cut surface. Carpentry for Boys\|J. S. Zerbe When the kerf is well started, the whole weight of the saw may be applied. Handwork in Wood\|William Noyes The teeth should cut a kerf just wide enough to clear the blade. Farm Mechanics\|Herbert A. Shearer British Dictionary definitions for kerf kerf / (kɜːf) / noun the cut made by a saw, an axe, etc Word Origin for kerf Old English cyrf a cutting; related to Old English ceorfan to carve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kerf laceration, wound, trim, shave, chip, rip, snip, slit, rent, passage, slot, trench, fissure, section, mark, nick, slash, cleft, gash, prick
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kerf

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of kerf

Words nearby kerf

Example sentences from the Web for kerf

British Dictionary definitions for kerf

noun

Word Origin for kerf

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