sawmill

[ saw-mil ]

/ ˈsɔˌmɪl /

noun

a place or building in which timber is sawed into planks, boards, etc., by machinery.

Origin of sawmill

First recorded in 1545–55; saw¹ + mill¹

Words nearby sawmill

sawfly, saw grass, sawhorse, saw log, sawm, sawmill, sawn, Sawney, sawn-off, saw-off, saw palmetto

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Example sentences from the Web for sawmill

The Company expected the sawmill to provide the planks and suggested a place near the sawmill and ironworks for the shipyard.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia|Cerinda W. Evans
In 1829 Dr. McLoughlin began the erection of a sawmill at the falls.
Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon|Frederick Van Voorhies Holman
There was a sawmill over the other side of the mountain and the men's boarding house.
Old Crow|Alice Brown
Look at that sawmill chimney—isn't it nice of 'em to put the fly-screen over it so the flies won't get down into the flames.
Free Air|Sinclair Lewis

All these large trees are sent to the sawmill, and made into boards and shingles and various things.
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe|Amanda Minnie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for sawmill

sawmill

/ (ˈsɔːˌmɪl) /

noun

an industrial establishment where timber is sawn into planks, etc

a large sawing machine

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单词	sawmill
释义	sawmill [ saw-mil ] / ˈsɔˌmɪl / noun a place or building in which timber is sawed into planks, boards, etc., by machinery. Origin of sawmill First recorded in 1545–55; saw¹ + mill¹ Words nearby sawmill sawfly, saw grass, sawhorse, saw log, sawm, sawmill, sawn, Sawney, sawn-off, saw-off, saw palmetto Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sawmill The Company expected the sawmill to provide the planks and suggested a place near the sawmill and ironworks for the shipyard. Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia\|Cerinda W. Evans In 1829 Dr. McLoughlin began the erection of a sawmill at the falls. Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon\|Frederick Van Voorhies Holman There was a sawmill over the other side of the mountain and the men's boarding house. Old Crow\|Alice Brown Look at that sawmill chimney—isn't it nice of 'em to put the fly-screen over it so the flies won't get down into the flames. Free Air\|Sinclair Lewis All these large trees are sent to the sawmill, and made into boards and shingles and various things. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe\|Amanda Minnie Douglas British Dictionary definitions for sawmill sawmill / (ˈsɔːˌmɪl) / noun an industrial establishment where timber is sawn into planks, etc a large sawing machine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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