plain-saw

[ pleyn-saw ]

verb (used with object)

, plain-sawed, plain-sawed or plain-sawn, plain-saw·ing.

1. to reduce (a squared log) to boards with evenly spaced parallel cuts; bastard-saw.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plain-saw¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

People who had heard her called plain saw her and wondered where other people's eyes were.

From Project Gutenberg

The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.

From Project Gutenberg

Except for the beveling of the mold for the curtain wall recesses, the framing is all plain saw and hammer work.

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