saw log

saw log
noun
log large enough to be sawed into boards
Hypernyms: ↑log

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a log large enough to saw into boards.
[1750-60, Amer.]

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saw log, or saw|log «S LG, -LOG», noun.
a log fit for sawing into boards: »

Crooked and diseased trees can be sold as pulpwood, while straight, healthy trees grow into valuable saw logs (Science News Letter).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Saw log — Saw Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[ a]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s[ o]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe}, {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.] An instrument for cutting or dividing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saw|log — saw log, or saw|log «S LG, LOG», noun. a log fit for sawing into boards: »Crooked and diseased trees can be sold as pulpwood, while straight, healthy trees grow into valuable saw logs (Science News Letter) …   Useful english dictionary

  • saw log — ☆ saw log n. a log large enough for sawing into lumber …   English World dictionary

  • saw log — a log large enough to saw into boards. [1750 60, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • saw-log timber — Same as saw timber …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • saw log — long round piece of wood …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Saw — Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[ a]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s[ o]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe}, {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.] An instrument for cutting or dividing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saw bench — Saw Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[ a]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s[ o]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe}, {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.] An instrument for cutting or dividing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saw file — Saw Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[ a]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s[ o]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe}, {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.] An instrument for cutting or dividing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saw frame — Saw Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[ a]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s[ o]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe}, {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.] An instrument for cutting or dividing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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