resawyer

re·saw

[v. ree-saw; n. ree-saw] verb, re·sawed, re·sawed or re·sawn, re·sawing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to saw again.
noun
2.
Lumbering. a machine for cutting logs into lumber.

Origin:
1910–15; re- + saw1

re·saw·yer [ree-saw-yer, -soi-er] , re·saw·er, noun
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