To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.

(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.

plural of kerf

(music, chiefly lutherie) A thin strip of wood kerfed to allow easy bending and then glued inside the body of a string instrument along the rim between its two abutting sides to reinforce the joint.

simple past tense and past participle of kerf

present participle of kerf

plural of kerfing

plural of kerfuffle

Alternative spelling of kerfuffle

plural of kerfluffle