cross-cuttern.
Forestry.
One who uses a cross-cut saw.
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1902 N.Z. Illustr. Mag. Feb. 374/1 Having severed the head from the trunk, the crosscutter's work is considered accomplished, and they pass on to another tree.
1936 ‘A’ in A. M. Rust Whangarei & Dist. Early Rem. 163 Hundreds of bushmen, loggers, jackers, bullock-drivers, cross-cutters and rafters were employed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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