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Definition |
| Noah Webster |
[Noun] The cut of an ax, a saw, or other instrument; the notch or slit made in wood by cutting.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Food & Agriculture |
The deep notch cut into the base of a tree (following laying in) to govern the direction in which it is to fall and also to prevent the butt splitting. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Industry |
The narrow slot cut by a saw advancing through wood. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Mining |
A. The undercut usually made in the coal to facilitate its fall b. A horizontal cut in a block of coal, as opposed to a shearing, which is a vertical cut c. Undercut in a coal seam from 3 to 7 in (7.6 to 18 cm) thick and entering the face to a depth of up to 4 ft (1.2 m), made by a mechanical cutter. Also called kirve d. The undercut made in a coalbed to assist the action of explosives in blasting e. The annular groove cut into a rock formation by a core bit. See also: kerve f. The space that was occupied by the material removed during cutting g. The thickness of the wall of the diamond-insert part of the crown of a core bit h. Sometimes incorrectly used as a syn.for nose, as applied to a diamond core bit. (references) |
| Technology |
A shallow groove cut into the binding edge of the sections of a book, perpendicular to the spine near the head and tail of the text block, to allow the kettle stitching to be recessed. Also spelled cerf. (references) |
| Wiktionary |
[Noun] a groove or slit in a material caused by cutting; an incision 1999: They pass through a cleft that has been made across a low range of hills, like a kerf in the top of a log, and enter into a lovely territory of subtly swelling emerald green fields strewn randomly with small white capsules that he takes to be sheep. � Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.
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