See Also: kerf(dictionary)

kerf (iou)



kerf noun.
[Old English cyrf from West Germanic, from base of CARVE: cf. Old Norse kurfr chip, kyrfa cut. See also CARF.]
The act of cutting or carving; a cut, a stroke. Now rare. OE.
The result of cutting; an incision, notch, slit, etc., made by cutting, esp. by a saw. LME.
The cut end or surface on a felled or pruned tree. LME.
A piece or quantity cut off; a cutting. L17.
kerfed adjective having incisions or slits L19.