rift-sawed

rift-sawed
/rift"sawd'/, adj.
1. (of lumber) sawed radially so that the broader sides of the boards or timbers are approximately perpendicular to the annual rings.
2. quartersawed.
Also, rift-sawn /rift"sawn'/.

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