resaw

[ verb ree-saw; noun ree-saw ]

verb (used with object)

, re·sawed, re·sawed or re·sawn, re·sawing.

1. to saw again.

noun

1. Lumbering. a machine for cutting logs into lumber.

Other Words From

• re·saw·yer [ree-, saw, -yer, -, soi, -er], re·sawer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of resaw¹

First recorded in 1910–15; re- + saw ¹