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Kerf: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Kerf noun. The narrow slot a saw leaves behind as it cuts.
How to say it
KURF/ˈkəːf/
1 syllable.
Kerf in a sentence
Allow for the kerf when you measure, or every shelf will come out a few millimetres short.
A laser cutter leaves a kerf as thin as a hair.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- cut
- slit
- groove
Where kerf comes from
From Old English cyrf, a cutting.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
A laser cutter leaves a _____ as thin as a hair.
- lemniscate
- kerf
- borborygmus
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kerf: A laser cutter leaves a kerf as thin as a hair.