Usually means: Cuts made by sawing wood.
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  1. kerfs: Merriam-Webster
  2. kerfs: Collins English Dictionary
  3. kerfs: Wiktionary
  4. kerfs: Dictionary.com
  5. kerfs: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (kerf)

noun:  (now rare) The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.
noun:  The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
noun:  The portion or quantity (e.g. of wood, hay, turf, wool, etc.) removed or cut off in a given stroke.
noun:  The distance between diverging saw teeth.
noun:  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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