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"expansion": "Dutch kerf",
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"1": "de",
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"glosses": [
"To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent."
]
}
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"The act of cutting or carving; a stroke or slice."
],
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"stroke",
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"An incision; the result of cutting."
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"(rare) An incision; the result of cutting."
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"The edge of a blade."
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"blade",
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"(rare) The edge of a blade."
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"ipa": "/kɛrf/"
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"ipa": "/kirf/"
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{
"word": "carffe"
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{
"word": "kerfe"
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"word": "kirf"
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"word": "kyrf"
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