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(now rare) The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (now rare) The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.
  • The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
  • The portion or quantity (e.g. of wood, hay, turf, wool, etc.) removed or cut off in a given stroke.
  • The distance between diverging saw teeth.
  • The flattened, cut-off end of a branch or tree; a stump or sawn-off cross-section.
  • [Verb]
  • To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.

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