sawmill
Americannoun
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sawmills
plural
noun
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an industrial establishment where timber is sawn into planks, etc
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a large sawing machine
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Etymology
Origin of sawmill
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Pleasant River Lumber Company is producing 110 million board feet of softwood lumber per year at its main sawmill in Enfield and aims to expand production.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Canfor announced one of the latest last week when it said it would permanently shut its Fox Creek sawmill in Alberta by the end of September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
By the late 1800s, the company had begun to build homes for its workers near its sawmill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026
James Jones and Sons, which is investing £70m in a new sawmill near Durham, is one of a number of companies counting on it.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
She took the matter up with her husband, who was a foreman in a sawmill.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
The combined real estate investment trust has a half dozen sawmills and a big plywood facility, and intends to keep the dividend in line with Rayonier’s recent payout, suggesting a yield of 5% or so.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
PotlatchDeltic’s sawmills are among those that analysts expect to benefit from higher trade barriers, which should also boost U.S. timberland owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Nor did he have the money to carry out a replanting operation, since growing for timber wouldn’t pay for itself; most of the nearby sawmills had shut down long ago anyway.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
It’s unknown whether Allegheny Wood Products, which has eight sawmills in the state, wants to resume its efforts to obtain an air permit.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
Aunt Maggie’s husband, Uncle Hoskins, owned a saloon that catered to the hundreds of Negroes who worked in the surrounding sawmills.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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