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Kerf vs Kerb - What's the difference?

kerf | kerb |

As nouns the difference between kerf and kerb

is that kerf is (rare): insect while kerb is (british|au|nz) the edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones.

As a verb kerb is

(british|transitive) to damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.

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) ----

    kerb

    English

    Alternative forms

    * curb (US and Canada)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, AU, NZ) The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones.

    • Derived terms

    * kerby

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British) To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.

    • Anagrams

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