kerf

The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.

The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.

The portion or quantity (e.g. of wood, hay, turf, wool, etc.) removed or cut off in a given stroke.

The distance between diverging saw teeth.

The flattened, cut-off end of a branch or tree; a stump or sawn-off cross-section.