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Quarter-Saw

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(p. pr. & vb. n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Quarter-Saw'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​q/quarter-saw.html. 1828.
 
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