sawyers

Another impediment is called sawyers, which are bodies of trees standing in a sloping manner, and moving up and down by the force of the current.

A topographical description of the state of Ohio, Indiana territory, and Louisiana : comprehending the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and their principal tributary streams ; the face of the country, soils, waters, natural productions, animal, vegetable, and mineral ; towns, villages, settlements and improvements ; and a concise account of the Indian tribes west of the Mississippi ; to which is added, an interesting journal of Mr. Chas. Le Raye, while a captive with the Sioux nation, on the waters of the Missouri River Le Raye, Charles 1812

'It's time to move away from the flashbacks. ' no these are wat make u understand the characters motives-such as sawyers attitude. once uv seen his flashbacks u see its just acover up. noing pplz history is really important for us to understand them and it certainly changed my feelings about them! before flashbacks in 1st few episodes i h8d sawyer n thort jack n kate could work! kate n sawyer all the way!

Dear J.J. Abrams: A Lost Wish List Abigail Nussbaum 2005

The watercourse was obstructed with stumps and snags of divers sorts, and especially with "sawyers," or trees in the river which, forced by the current, make an up-and-down motion like that of a man sawing wood.

The Life of Abraham Lincoln Henry Ketcham

The dead and broken snags, the "sawyers" of river parlance, fast in the sand-bars, seemed waiting to impale the steamboat.

A Man of Two Countries Alice Harriman 1893

Boats frequently pass over these "sawyers," as they go down

The Hive of "The Bee-Hunter," A Repository of Sketches, Including Peculiar American Character, Scenery, and Rural Sports 1854

The severe and dangerous toil of working up the river, beset as it was with snags, "sawyers," wreck heaps and rocks, soon exhausted the physical énergies and led to dépression of spirits.

De la philosophie de la nature 1770

The severe and dangerous toil of working p the river, beset as it was with snags, "sawyers," vreck heaps and rocks, soon exhausted the physical nergies and led to dépression of spirits.

De la philosophie de la nature Delisle de Sales, J., 1741-1816 1770

"sawyers," and other hindrances to navigation, as well as noting the course of the currents in different parts of the stream.

With Sabre and Scalpel. The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon John Allan 1914

The two sawyers now had more space to fell the trees, so the work became even easier, we now had no problem finishing our quota by eleven every day.

Work Camp 934 L 2010

The White House Historical Association reports "Black quarrymen, sawyers, brick makers, and carpenters fashioned raw materials into the products used to erect the White House."

Irene Monroe: Black Gays Invited to White House 2010