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resaw

American

[ree-saw, ree-saw] / riˈsɔ, ˈriˌsɔ /

verb (used with object)

resawed, resawed, resawn, resawing

to saw again.

noun

Lumbering. a machine for cutting logs into lumber.

Other Word Forms

resawer

noun
resawyer

noun

Etymology

Origin of resaw

First recorded in 1910–15; re- + saw ¹

Example Sentences

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This machine is used to move cants, timber, or lumber from live rollers to gangs, band resaw mills, or elsewhere.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

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