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单词 pit-sawing
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pit-sawingn.

Brit. /ˈpɪtsɔː(r)ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪtˌsɔɪŋ/, /ˈpɪtˌsɑɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pit-saw n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < pit-saw n. + -ing suffix1. Compare later pit-saw v.
The cutting of timber with a pit-saw.
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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > timber cutting
snaking1883
pit-sawing1898
1898 A. M. Earle Home Life in Colonial Days iv. 76 All such boards were..used many times to avoid sawing others by the tedious and weary process of pit-sawing.
1935 J. S. Illick Outl. Gen. Forestry vii. 51 Pit-sawing continued until as late as 1860 in Steuben County, New York.
1985 Eng. World-wide 6 136 Men would give their services in the cutting of pine trees, pit-sawing of timber, splitting of shingles, etc.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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