kerf noun. [kǝ:f]
[Old English cyrf from West Germanic, from base of CARVE: cf. Old Norse kurfr chip, kyrfa cut. See also CARF.]
1. The act of cutting or carving; a cut, a stroke. Now rare. OE.

2. The result of cutting; an incision, notch, slit, etc., made by cutting, esp. by a saw. LME.

3. The cut end or surface on a felled or pruned tree. LME.

4. A piece or quantity cut off; a cutting. L17.

■ kerfed adjective having incisions or slits L19.

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