Sawmill
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sawmill is a noun meaning A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.
Meaning
A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To process (lumber) in a sawmill.
Example Sentences
The sawmill sells lumber to carpenters and sawdust to gardeners.
The old sawmill still has its waterwheel but they took the saw away years ago.
He brought his portable sawmill and turned the old beams into interesting flooring.
My client welcomed the judge […] and they disappeared together into the Ethiopian card-room, which was filled with the assegais and exclamation point shields Mr. Cooke had had made at the sawmill at Beaverton.
Word Forms
- sawmills
- sawmilling
- sawmilled
Synonyms for sawmill
Depending on context, synonyms include lumbermill.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lumbermill, milling, mill, chainsaw, sawing, mills.
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