pit sawyer

pit sawyer
noun

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  • pit-sawyer — pitˈ sawˈyer noun A bottom sawyer • • • Main Entry: ↑pit …   Useful english dictionary

  • pit-saw — pitˈ saw noun A saw used in a sawpit • • • Main Entry: ↑pit * * * pit saw, sawyer, stone etc.: see pit n.1 15 …   Useful english dictionary

  • pit|man — «PIHT muhn», noun, plural men or (for definite 3) mans. 1. a man who works in a pit or mine, especially a coal mine. 2. a sawyer s helper who stands in a pit below the timber to be sawed and works the lower end of a pitsaw. 3. = connecting rod.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sawyer — noun a) One who saws timber, especially in a saw pit b) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a rivers current …   Wiktionary

  • bottom sawyer — noun : a worker at a saw pit who stands below the timber called also pit sawyer; compare top sawyer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saw pit — A saw pit or sawpit is a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed with a long two handled saw by two men, one standing above the timber and the other below. [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sawpit sawpit ] and… …   Wikipedia

  • James "Sawyer" Ford — Infobox Lost character Title=James Sawyer Ford First= Pilot, Part 1 Flashback1= Confidence Man Outlaws Exodus, Part 1 The Long Con Every Man for Himself Name=James Ford Age=35 Actor=Josh Holloway James Ford, better known by the alias Sawyer , is… …   Wikipedia

  • top-sawyer — noun 1》 chiefly historical a sawyer holding the upper handle of a pit saw and standing above the saw pit. 2》 archaic a distinguished person …   English new terms dictionary

  • saw|pit — «S PIHT», noun. a pit over which a log is sawed into planks by two men, the pit allowing room for the blade and for the bottom sawyer to work …   Useful english dictionary

  • bottom-sawyer — bottˈom sawyer noun The sawyer who works at the bottom of the saw pit • • • Main Entry: ↑bottom …   Useful english dictionary

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