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plain sawing

plain sawing is the present participle and gerund 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 sawing the present participle and gerund of?
Plain sawing is the present participle and gerund of plain saw.

Words near plain sawing in the dictionary

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

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