Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A plant where timber is sawed into boards.
- noun A large machine for sawing lumber.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mill, driven by water or steam, for sawing timber into boards, planks, etc., suitable for building and other purposes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A mill for sawing, especially one for sawing timber or lumber.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
machine ,building orcompany used forcutting (milling )lumber .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mill for dressing logs and lumber
- noun a large sawing machine
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Examples
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I do NOT like the cream gravy with sausage in it, however; I think they call it sawmill gravy.
Cream of the gravy crop | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
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Yet the sawmill was a conservatory of sorts for Maxine, Jim Ed and Bonnie, who early on revealed their musical precociousness by identifying exactly when a spinning saw blade had been properly tempered.
"Nashville Chrome," a novel by Rick Bass, about the Browns 2010
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Yet the sawmill was a conservatory of sorts for Maxine, Jim Ed and Bonnie, who early on revealed their musical precociousness by identifying exactly when a spinning saw blade had been properly tempered.
"Nashville Chrome," a novel by Rick Bass, about the Browns 2010
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I know that even then, had I answered him differently the matter would not have ended as it did, but my spirit rose proud and defiant, and I said with a tone of mock levity, 'How long a journey do you purpose taking, Mr. Blake? is it to the grist-mill, or to the sawmill, which is a little farther away?'
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The Peckham boys from the sawmill were the first to respond, and five minutes later Hiram was on the spot, having seen the rising smoke and flare in the sky from Maple Lawn.
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A sawmill was the largest figure of the town, and the railway station was the center.
Wayside Courtships Hamlin Garland 1900
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A sawmill was the largest figure of the town, and the railway station was the centre.
Other Main-Travelled Roads Hamlin Garland 1900
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The loss of an arm in a sawmill was the pivotal point that gave us one of the best and strongest lawyers in Western New York.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers Elbert Hubbard 1885
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-- Visited the sawmill, which is romantically situated near the river, from whence there is a fine view of the valley.
Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission Eugene Stock 1882
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QM manufactures spherical roller bearing steel housed units and elastomeric and steel couplings used in demanding processes such as sawmill and logging operations.
Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal 2010
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