sawn

[ sawn ]

/ sɔn /

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verb

a past participle of saw¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM sawn

un·sawn, adjective

Words nearby sawn

sawfish, sawfly, sawhorse, sawm, sawmill, sawn, sawn-off, sawney, sawtimber, sawtooth, sawtooth roof

Definition for sawn (2 of 3)

saw ¹

[ saw ]

/ sɔ /

noun

a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.

any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth.

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

to cut or divide with a saw.

to form by cutting with a saw.

to make cutting motions as if using a saw: to saw the air with one's hands.

to work (something) from side to side like a saw.

verb (used without object), sawed, sawed or sawn, saw·ing.

to use a saw.

to cut with or as if with a saw.

to cut as a saw does.

Origin of saw

before 1000; (noun) Middle English sawe, Old English saga, *sagu; cognate with Dutch zaag, Old Norse sǫg; akin to German Säge saw, Latin secāre to cut (see section), Old English seax knife, sax²; (v.) Middle English sawen, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM saw

saw·er, noun saw·like, adjective

Definition for sawn (3 of 3)

saw ²

[ saw ]

/ sɔ /

verb

simple past tense of see¹.

Example sentences from the Web for sawn

The hooves are sawn off, followed by the head, from which the tongue is removed.

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The cocoanut should be sawn in two, and a hole bored through each half, about an inch from the edge.

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Or a long strip may be planed to thickness and width and then be sawn up and finished to the proper lengths.

Handwork in Wood |William Noyes
About the decks were to be distributed "divers hogsheads" sawn in half and filled with water.

The British Navy Book |Cyril Field

And the sawn planks come from Russia and the Baltic, and the larches for scaffolding from the Merionethshire valleys.

Mushroom Town |Oliver Onions
The end L must be sawn at an angle, so that when H is glued on, D is perpendicular.

Toy-Making in School and Home |Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne

British Dictionary definitions for sawn (1 of 5)

sawn

/ (sɔːn) /

verb

a past participle of saw 1

British Dictionary definitions for sawn (2 of 5)

SAW

abbreviation for

surface acoustic wave

British Dictionary definitions for sawn (3 of 5)

saw ¹

/ (sɔː) /

noun

any of various hand tools for cutting wood, metal, etc, having a blade with teeth along one edge

any of various machines or devices for cutting by use of a toothed blade, such as a power-driven circular toothed wheel or toothed band of metal

verb saws, sawing, sawed, sawed or sawn

to cut with a saw

to form by sawing

to cut as if wielding a saw to saw the air

to move (an object) from side to side as if moving a saw

Derived forms of saw

sawer, noun sawlike, adjective

Word Origin for saw

Old English sagu; related to Old Norse sog, Old High German saga, Latin secāre to cut, secūris axe

British Dictionary definitions for sawn (4 of 5)

saw ²

/ (sɔː) /

verb

the past tense of see 1

British Dictionary definitions for sawn (5 of 5)

saw ³

/ (sɔː) /

noun

a wise saying, maxim, or proverb

Word Origin for saw

Old English sagu a saying; related to saga

Idioms and Phrases with sawn

saw

see old saw.

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Definition for sawn (2 of 3)

noun

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

verb (used without object), sawed, sawed or sawn, saw·ing.

Origin of saw

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Definition for sawn (3 of 3)

verb

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verb

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abbreviation for

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noun

verb saws, sawing, sawed, sawed or sawn

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Word Origin for saw

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verb

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noun

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verb

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Definition for sawn (2 of 3)

noun

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

verb (used without object), sawed, sawed or sawn, saw·ing.

Origin of saw

OTHER WORDS FROM saw

Definition for sawn (3 of 3)

verb

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abbreviation for

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noun

verb saws, sawing, sawed, sawed or sawn

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verb

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noun

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