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quartersaw

[ kwawr-ter-saw ]

verb (used with object)

, quar·ter·sawed, quar·ter·sawed or quar·ter·sawn, quar·ter·saw·ing.
  1. to saw see (lumber) from quarter sections of logs so that the annual rings in any board form at least a 45° angle with the faces of the board.


quartersaw

/ ˈkwɔːtəˌsɔː /

verb

  1. tr to saw (timber) into quarters along two diameters of a log at right angles to each other
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quartersaw1

First recorded in 1905–10; quarter + saw 1

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