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.”
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