- saw tree
- noun
: a tree suitable for sawing
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Tree spiking — is a form of sabotage which involves hammering a metal rod or other material (commonly ceramic) into a tree trunk in order to discourage logging. A metal saw blade hitting an embedded spike could break or shatter, making it uneconomic to fell… … Wikipedia
saw down — ˌsaw ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they saw down he/she/it saws down present participle sawing down past tense … Useful english dictionary
saw something off — ˌsaw sthˈoff | ˌsaw sth ˈoff sth derived to remove sth by cutting it with a ↑saw • We sawed the dead branches off the tree. Main entry: ↑sawderived … Useful english dictionary
saw something off something — ˌsaw sthˈoff | ˌsaw sth ˈoff sth derived to remove sth by cutting it with a ↑saw • We sawed the dead branches off the tree. Main entry: ↑sawderived … Useful english dictionary
saw something down — ˌsaw sthˈdown derived to cut sth and bring it to the ground using a ↑saw • The tree had to be sawn down. Main entry: ↑sawderived … Useful english dictionary
saw|yer — «S yuhr», noun. 1. a man whose work is sawing timber into planks or boards. 2. any one of various beetles whose larvae bore large holes in wood. 3. U.S. a tree with one end caught in the bed of a stream and the other swaying with the current: » … 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
saw — saw1 [so: US so:] the past tense of ↑see saw 2 saw2 n [: Old English; Origin: sagu] 1.) a tool that you use for cutting wood. It has a flat blade with an edge cut into many V shapes 2.) a short, familiar phrase or sentence that is considered to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
saw — saw1 [ sɔ ] noun count * 1. ) a tool used for cutting wood or metal, consisting of a handle and a metal blade with several sharp teeth along one edge 2. ) OLD FASHIONED a well known phrase that gives advice about life saw saw 2 [ sɔ ] (past… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Saw palmetto — Palmetto Pal*met to, n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp. palmito.] (Bot.) A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
