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.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
