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plain-saw en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of plain saw.
    alt of plain saw
    • For example, plain-sawn boards have growth rings at a low angle to their faces so these boards will have as much as 1/4-inch movement across a 12-inch-wide board as the climate gets drier or wetter. 2011, Jeff Strong, Woodworking For Dummies, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
plain-sawed Tense=Past lexicographic
plain-sawn Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
plain-sawing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
plain-saws Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic