rough-sawn

American  

[ruhf-sawn] / ˈrʌfˈsɔn /

adjective

1. (of wood) used as originally cut, without smoothing or sanding.

   shingles of rough-sawn cedar.

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Etymology

Origin of rough-sawn

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

I thanked the architect or carpenter who had come up with the idea to use interlocking rough-sawn cedar to create a shade screen that measured 12 by 16 feet.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

“You don’t have to go back very far where you’re dealing with rough-sawn lumber that was milled locally, and stone that was quarried from the house site you were building from,” Mr. Dannels said.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2021

The cabins’ rough-sawn lumber logs with dovetail joints only appear rustic; polished interiors feature peaked roofs, glass ocean-view walls with sliding shutter doors, and marble-trimmed bathrooms.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2011

The system is made stronger by rough-sawn oak 2 x 6 boards nailed in a T-shape on the top.

From Time Magazine Archive

The new structure, made of logs covered with rough-sawn planks, destined to be annually whitewashed, provided two rooms on the ground floor, and two bed-chambers overhead.

From The Road to Paris by Stephens, Robert Neilson