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Kerf vs Derf - What's the difference?

kerf | derf |

As a noun kerf

is (rare): insect.

As an adjective derf is

(obsolete) strong; powerful; fierce.

kerf

English

Noun

(kerfs)
  • The groove or slit created by cutting a workpiece; an incision.
  • *
  • The width of the groove made while cutting.
  • *1991 , , January issue, page 63, "Thin-kerf blades", by Rosario Capotostro
  • *:Sawing with a thin-kerf blade produces a kerf' that's 1/2 to 1/3 the size of a standard blade ' kerf .
  • Distance between diverging saw teeth

    • Related terms

    * carve * swarf

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.

    • References

    * (Supplement) ----

    derf

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) strong; powerful; fierce

    • Derived terms

    * derfly (Webster 1913)