Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for KERF
KER'CHIEF-ED, or KER'CHIEFTKERM'ES
KERF, n. [Sax. cyrf; ceorfan, cearfan, to cut, Eng. to carve; D. kerf, a notch; kerven, to cut; G. kerb, kerben, Ir. cearb.]
The cut of an ax, a saw, or other instrument; the notch or slit made in wood by cutting.
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