resaw en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
From re- + saw.
Meanings
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(transitive) To saw again or anew, as with, especially, recutting (remilling) lumber by remaking boards into thinner boards.
For instance, the old Sears building in Chicago was built with wood trusses; we get beams like that and resaw them to make flooring.
2007 November 15, Tim Mckeough, “Room to Improve”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| resaws | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| resawing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| resawn | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| resawed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |