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/hed"saw'/, n.a saw that cuts and trims logs as they enter a mill.[HEAD + SAW1]
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headsaw — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a saw in a sawmill that cuts logs into planks, boards, and cants compare resaw * * * /hed saw /, n. a saw that cuts and trims logs as they enter a mill. [HEAD + SAW1] … Useful english dictionary
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… … Universalium
band mill — noun Etymology: band (saw) : a sawmill whose headsaw is a band saw * * * a powered machine having two pulleys for a saw band or a file band; band saw. [1815 25, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
resaw — I. (ˈ)rē+ transitive verb Etymology: re + saw : to saw over again; specifically : to saw into boards or dimension lumber II. ˈrē+ˌ , ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun : a machine for resawing lumber compare headsaw … Useful english dictionary
