sawmill

[ saw-mil ]

noun

1. a place or building in which timber is sawed saw into planks, boards, etc., by machinery.

sawmill

/ ˈsɔːˌmɪl /

noun

1. an industrial establishment where timber is sawn into planks, etc
2. a large sawing machine

Word History and Origins

Origin of sawmill¹

First recorded in 1545–55; saw ¹ + mill ¹

Example Sentences

In the hospital it is the brain or heart surgeon, and in the sawmill it is the sawyer who with squinting eyes makes the first major cut that turns a log into boards.

From Washington Post

Trees, after all, take years to grow, and in some parts of the US, there’s limited sawmill capacity to turn timber into lumber.

From Vox

When it reached a certain size, the tree was logged and transported to a sawmill to be made into lumber.

From Singularity Hub 

Andrew Miller, Stimson’s CEO, said his company wanted to share details about its forestry and sawmill operations with the community.

From ProPublica

We come to a clearing, the site of a small abandoned sawmill.

From The Daily Beast

Thus, one who is employed as a workman in a sawmill on such days as it was in operation for four months was not a casual employee.

From Project Gutenberg

They saw the log into the tie—they work from the piles of timber which they have about the sawmill, to store up the supply.

From Project Gutenberg

They drove down to the sawmill, delivered their requisition, and had their wagon loaded with newly-sawn plank.

From Project Gutenberg

A sawmill was the largest figure of the town, and the railway station was the center.

From Project Gutenberg

He's a child's plaything—about as much use as the little wooly dog that lives down by the sawmill.

From Project Gutenberg