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Thesaurus: quarter-saw
To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously.
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- To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously.
- To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters andthen into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of aquarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or showthe grain advantageously.