headsaw

American  

[hed-saw] / ˈhɛdˌsɔ /

noun

1. a saw see that cuts and trims logs as they enter a mill.

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Etymology

Origin of headsaw

head + saw ¹

Example Sentences

In many a mill town the rising whine of the headsaw biting into a log dies away; the absence of the pulsing rhythm of a sawmill�compounded of the piercing wing-wing of the trimmer, of the throb of the conveyors, of the thud of lumber falling on transfer chains�makes every day seem like Sunday.

From Time Magazine Archive

Deep in the oak and pine timberlands of the Southwest, a headsaw whined through the soft June night.

From Time Magazine Archive