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quarter-saw

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quar⋅ter⋅saw

[kwawr-ter-saw]
–verb (used with object), -sawed, -sawed or -sawn, -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 + saw 1
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