resawn.
/ˈriːˌsɔː/, U.S. /ˈriˌsɔ/, /ˈriˌsɑ/ A machine used for the cutting of previously sawn wood. Also: wood cut by such a machine.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > saw > [noun] > power saws > other power saws
belt saw1819
chainsaw1846
butter1850
bandsaw1864
resaw1876
sabre saw1953
pendulum saw1958
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > sawn
lumber1662
resaw1972
1876 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 224/1 S. A. Woods Machine Co... have a Joslin re-saw and panel planer and rotary-bed in operation at the Fair of the American Institute.
1915 Saw in History (Henry Disston & Sons) iii. 36 Boards and thin Cants, or Planks, made by the log saw are run through the Resaws and are manufactured into two or more thin boards.
1958 R. H. Hordern Woodworking Machinist I. i. 7 The band mill to achieve the preliminary breaking-down and squaring, and the band or circular resaw to carry out the final resawing.
1972 J. M. Minifie Homesteader viii. 63 Re-saw is a half-inch board with little to recommend it but ductility and ease of handling.
1993 Canad. Wood Products June 28/1 (advt.) You'll cut at speeds not possible on many band resaws costing much more.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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