kerfing

Partly assembled mandolin with visible top kerfing.

Meanings

Verb

  • Present participle of kerf

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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