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plain sawed

plain sawed is the simple past of plain saw.

Meaning of plain saw

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cut into boards using parallel cuts that are tangential to the growth rings.
    • Note the difference in dimension due to the Figure 2 shrinkage of the semi-dry piece, also the difference in "cut" of the boards; the shrunken board being quarter sawn, while the adjacent boards are plain sawn.1921, Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan - Volume 83, Issue 22, page 178

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What is plain sawed the simple past of?
Plain sawed is the simple past of plain saw.

Words near plain sawed in the dictionary

  1. plain points
  2. plain pug
  3. plain radiography
  4. plain sailing
  5. plain saw
  6. plain sawed
  7. plain sawing
  8. plain sawn
  9. plain saws
  10. plain song
  11. plain songs

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