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plain-saw

plain-saw

See also: plain saw

English

Verb

plain-saw (third-person singular simple present plain-saws, present participle plain-sawing, simple past plain-sawed, past participle plain-sawn)

  1. Alternative form of plain saw
    • 2011, Jeff Strong, Woodworking For Dummies, ISBN 111805329X:
      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.