sawn
a past participle of saw1.
Other words from sawn
- un·sawn, adjective
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How to use sawn in a sentence
The hooves are sawn off, followed by the head, from which the tongue is removed.
Tanners who leave the salon wearing snug belts that cause sweating, Peterson says, end up with that sawn-in-half look.
The heads of the piles are sawn off, and a platform of timber or concrete rests on them.
With respect to sawn timber maintaining the same proportions, the reduction of duty ought to be 6s.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanAnd the sawn planks come from Russia and the Baltic, and the larches for scaffolding from the Merionethshire valleys.
Mushroom Town | Oliver Onions
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 McElroyThe other bar was sawn on, the night the accident happened to the second sentry.
Under Wellington's Command | G. A. Henty
British Dictionary definitions for sawn
/ (sɔːn) /
a past participle of saw 1
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