kerf as a noun. It is pronounced kerf'. There are 3 definitions.
Definition 1 is: The channel made by a saw, or the width of such a channel.
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saw as a noun. Definition 1 of 3 is: A cutting-instrument with pointed teeth arranged continuously along the edge of the blade: used to cut or divide wood, bone, metal, et cetera. Definition 2 is: A machine for operating a saw or gang of saws. Definition 3 is: Any tool or instrument without teeth used lake a saw, as a steel disk for cutting armor-plate et cetera.
sawdust is a noun. Definition 1 of 1 is: Small fragments, as of wood, cut or torn out by a saw.
channel as a noun. Definition 3 of 5 is: Any groove or passage.
width is a noun. Definition 1 of 2 is: Space between sides, or extent from side to side.
Definition 2 is: A cut of a cloth-shearing machine.
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Definition 3 is: The act or process of cutting.
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The plural of kerf is: kerfs. The possessive of kerf is: kerf's.
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kerf as a verb-transitive. Definition 1 of 1 is: To make a kerf or kerfs in (a piece of wood, a coal seam, et cetera).
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Last update of this page: 1999 JUL 20