saw pit
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noun
a place for pit sawing.
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Words nearby saw pit
sawn, Sawney, sawn-off, saw-off, saw palmetto, saw pit, saw set, sawtimber, sawtooth, saw-toothed, sawtooth roof
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saw-pit
noun
(esp formerly) a pit above which a log is sawn into planks with a large pitsaw
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