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resaw

re·saw
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb ree-saw; noun ree-saw]
    • /verb riˈsɔ; noun ˈriˌsɔ/
    • /ˌriːˈsɔː /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb ree-saw; noun ree-saw]
    • /verb riˈsɔ; noun ˈriˌsɔ/

Definitions of resaw word

  • verb with object resaw to saw again. 1
  • noun resaw Lumbering. a machine for cutting logs into lumber. 1
  • noun resaw a machine used to saw wood further 0
  • noun resaw wood that has been sawn further by a resaw 0
  • verb resaw to saw again 0

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Origin of resaw

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; re- + saw1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Resaw

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

resaw popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

resaw usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with resaw

  • what is resaw?
  • how to resaw wood?
  • how to resaw on a bandsaw?
  • how to resaw?
  • how to resaw bandsaw?
  • how to resaw lumber?

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