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kerf
Pronunciation: (kûrf), [key]—
n.
1. a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
2. Mining.a deep cut a few inches high, used to undermine a portion of a coal or mineral seam.
3. the act of cutting or carving.
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v.t.
to make a kerf or kerfs in (a piece of wood, a coal seam, etc.).
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