sawtimber

saw·tim·ber

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [saw-tim-ber]
- /ˈsɔˌtɪm bər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [saw-tim-ber]
- /ˈsɔˌtɪm bər/

Definitions of sawtimber word

noun sawtimber trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc. 1
noun sawtimber trees suitable for sawing into lumber, timber from which sawlogs can be made 0

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Origin of sawtimber

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; saw1 + timber

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Parts of speech for Sawtimber

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sawtimber

sawtimber 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sawtimber usage trend in Literature

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