quartersaw

[ kwawr-ter-saw ]
/ ˈkwɔr tərˌsɔ /

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 of quartersaw

First recorded in 1905–10; quarter + saw1

Words nearby quartersaw

quartermaster, quartermaster corps, quartermaster general, quartern, quarters, quartersaw, quarterstaff, quartet, quartic, quartile, quarto

British Dictionary definitions for quartersaw

quartersaw
/ (ˈkwɔːtəˌsɔː) /

verb -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed or -sawn

(tr) to saw (timber) into quarters along two diameters of a log at right angles to each other