saw log

noun

1. a log large enough to saw into boards.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saw log¹

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Example Sentences

"Not much saw-log for old Rosey," said Si, resenting even a joking disparagement upon his beloved General.

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I like a gritty man, (not a dirty one), but one that pitches in like a frog oph from a saw log, no matter how deep the water iz.

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A party whom they met after dusk, when he saw the huge cylinder, exclaimed, "Well that is the largest saw log I ever saw."

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The next morning I rode across to the Saw Log, and up that creek beyond all the herds.

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I think we saw log-chains enough rusting there in the desert, to reach across any State in the Union.

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