sawpit

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn with a long two-handled saw (a pitsaw) by two people, one standing above the timber and the other in the pit below.

Similar words

saw pit saw-pit pitsaw sawier sawbench sawbuck sandpit handsawing sawlog plain saw

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