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kerf

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kerf  (kûrf)
n.
1. A groove or notch made by a cutting tool, such as a saw or an ax.
2. The width of a groove made by a cutting tool.
[Middle English, from Old English cyrf, a cutting; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]
kerf [kɜːf]
n
the cut made by a saw, an axe, etc.
[Old English cyrf a cutting; related to Old English ceorfan to carve]
Translations
kerf
n → Kerbe f, → Einschnitt m


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