kerfing

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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.

“Do you prefer bent solid linings or kerfings in your guitar? If kerfings, would you like regular or reversed kerfing?”

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Meanings

kerfing1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of kerf

kerfing2

nounkerfing (plural kerfings)

plural kerfings

  1. artsA 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.

    Do you prefer bent solid linings or kerfings in your guitar? If kerfings, would you like regular or reversed kerfing?

Origin

kerfing · verb

See kerf (verb).

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kerfing · noun

Clipping of kerfed lining.

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APA

kerfing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerfing

MLA

“kerfing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerfing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kerfing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerfing.

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