Word of the Day – Kerf

Kerf (noun/verb)

kurf

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.

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

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

Example sentences

“…the kerf clearly marking the next join.”