"kerfing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kerfings [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of kerfed lining. Etymology templates: {{clipping of|en|kerfed lining}} Clipping of kerfed lining. Head templates: {{en-noun}} kerfing (plural kerfings)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Lutherie, Music
    Sense id: en-kerfing-en-noun-fo4qi1KH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11 Topics: arts, crafts, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, lutherie, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: See kerf (verb). Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} kerfing
  1. present participle and gerund of kerf Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: kerf
    Sense id: en-kerfing-en-verb-6mFTPMF9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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