kerf vs snip

kerf

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent. 

snip

noun
  • An act or sound of snipping, the sound produced by scissors. 

  • A vasectomy. 

  • A small amount of something; a pinch. 

  • The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something. 

  • Something acquired for a low price; a bargain. 

  • A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool. 

  • A piece cut out by snipping. 

  • A white marking on a horse's muzzle, between the nostrils. 

  • A small or weak person, especially a young one. 

verb
  • To break off; to snatch away. 

  • To remove the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message. 

  • To reduce the price of a product, to create a snip. 

  • To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors. 

  • To circumcise. 

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