Hypertext Webster Gateway: "kerf"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kerf \Kerf\, n. [AS. cyrf a cutting off, fr. ceorfan to cut,
carve. See {Carve}.]
A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or
sawing.
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