plain-saw

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plānsô′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
plain-saw  (plānsô′),USA pronunciation v.t., -sawed, -sawed or -sawn, -saw•ing. 
  1. Buildingto reduce (a squared log) to boards with evenly spaced parallel cuts;
    bastard-saw.
  • 1950–55

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