rough-sawn

[ ruhf-sawn ]

/ ˈrʌfˈsɔn /

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adjective

(of wood) used as originally cut, without smoothing or sanding: shingles of rough-sawn cedar.

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Nearby words

rough-cut, rough-dry, rough-hew, rough-legged buzzard, rough-legged hawk, rough-sawn, rough-spoken, rough-voiced, rough-winged swallow, roughage, roughback

Origin of rough-sawn

First recorded in 1885–90

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Examples from the Web for rough-sawn

The frame addition is covered with rough-sawn redwood lap siding over half-inch vapor-sealed sheathing.
Green Spring Farm|Ross Netherton