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verb (used with object), quar·ter·sawed, quar·ter·sawed or quar·ter·sawn, quar·ter·saw·ing.

to saw (lumber) from quarter sections of logs so that the annual rings in any board form at least a 45° angle with the faces of the board.

Origin:
1905–10; quarter + saw¹

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quartersaw (ˈkwɔːtəˌsɔː)

—vb , -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed, -sawn
	(tr) to saw (timber) into quarters along two diameters of a log at right angles to each other

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