plain-saw

American  

[pleyn-saw] / ˈpleɪnˌsɔ /

verb (used with object)

plain-sawed, plain-sawed, plain-sawn, plain-sawing

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

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Etymology

Origin of plain-saw

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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plain-sawed plain-sawn

The "high-post bedstead" had long groups of smooth flutes in the upward course of its posts, and no footboard, a plain-sawed headboard and smooth headposts.

From The Development of Embroidery in America by Wheeler, Candace

At this writing the plain-sawed costs, laid, usually 16 cents per square foot.

From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)

The desk shown in the illustration was made of plain-sawed white oak.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)

The screen shown in the accompanying illustration is made of burlap and plain-sawed oak.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)

Upstairs, plain-sawed will do nicely for the hall and chambers, and also for the bathroom if it is not tiled.

From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)

Kiln-drying of one inch oak, takes one or two weeks, quarter-sawn boards taking one and a half times as long as plain-sawn.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William