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

Example Sentences

Resaw, rē-saw′, v.t. to saw into still thinner pieces.

From Project Gutenberg

This machine is used to move cants, timber, or lumber from live rollers to gangs, band resaw mills, or elsewhere.

From Project Gutenberg

Soon a rush of blood mounted to her face, making her dizzy; her perfect health, the ardent feelings of her youth, seemed to gallop like runaway colts, and she resaw herself, proud and passionate, in all the reality of her unknown origin.

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