SAWMILL

lumbermill, sawmill

(noun) a mill for dressing logs and lumber

sawmill

(noun) a large sawing machine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sawmill (plural sawmills)

A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber.

Verb

sawmill (third-person singular simple present sawmills, present participle sawmilling, simple past and past participle sawmilled)

(transitive) To process (lumber) in a sawmill.

Source: Wiktionary


Saw"mill`, n.

Definition: A mill for sawing, especially one for sawing timber or lumber.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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