plain-saw

[ pleyn-saw ]

/ ˈpleɪnˌsɔ /

verb (used with object), plain-sawed, plain-sawed or plain-sawn, plain-saw·ing.

to reduce (a squared log) to boards with evenly spaced parallel cuts; bastard-saw.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

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Origin of plain-saw

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby plain-saw

plain tripe, plain turkey, plain weave, plain-jane, plain-laid, plain-saw, plain-spoken, plain-vanilla, plain-wrap, plainchant, plainclothesman