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sawmill

noun

Etymology

From saw + mill.

  1. derived from molō — “grind, mill”
  2. derived from molīna
  3. inherited from *mulīnu✻ — “mill”
  4. inherited from mylen
  5. inherited from mylne
  6. compounded as sawmill — “saw + mill”

Definitions

  1. A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard…

    A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

    • He brought his portable sawmill and turned the old beams into interesting flooring.
    • The old sawmill still has its waterwheel but they took the saw away years ago.
    • The sawmill sells lumber to carpenters and sawdust to gardeners.

  2. To process (lumber) in a sawmill.

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