sawmill

[ saw-mil ]

/ ˈsɔˌmɪl /

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noun

a place or building in which timber is sawed into planks, boards, etc., by machinery.

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Origin of sawmill

First recorded in 1545–55; saw¹ + mill¹

Words nearby sawmill

sawfly, saw grass, sawhorse, saw log, sawm, sawmill, sawn, Sawney, sawn-off, saw-off, saw palmetto

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How to use sawmill in a sentence

In the hospital it is the brain or heart surgeon, and in the sawmill it is the sawyer who with squinting eyes makes the first major cut that turns a log into boards.
‘Llama therapy’ in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park|Mary Winston Nicklin|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
Trees, after all, take years to grow, and in some parts of the US, there’s limited sawmill capacity to turn timber into lumber.
You can buy stuff online, but getting it is another story|Terry Nguyen|September 2, 2021|Vox
When it reached a certain size, the tree was logged and transported to a sawmill to be made into lumber.
No Trees Harmed: MIT Aims to One Day Grow Your Kitchen Table in a Lab|Jason Dorrier|January 24, 2021|Singularity Hub
Andrew Miller, Stimson’s CEO, said his company wanted to share details about its forestry and sawmill operations with the community.
Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price.|by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive|January 1, 2021|ProPublica

We come to a clearing, the site of a small abandoned sawmill.
Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean|Pete Dexter|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus, one who is employed as a workman in a sawmill on such days as it was in operation for four months was not a casual employee.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
They saw the log into the tie—they work from the piles of timber which they have about the sawmill, to store up the supply.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper
They drove down to the sawmill, delivered their requisition, and had their wagon loaded with newly-sawn plank.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
A sawmill was the largest figure of the town, and the railway station was the center.
Wayside Courtships|Hamlin Garland
He's a child's plaything—about as much use as the little wooly dog that lives down by the sawmill.
The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for sawmill

sawmill

/ (ˈsɔːˌmɪl) /

noun

an industrial establishment where timber is sawn into planks, etc

a large sawing machine

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