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sawmill
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saw·mill  (sôml)
n.
1. A plant where timber is sawed into boards.
2. A large machine for sawing lumber.

sawmill [ˈsɔːˌmɪl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) an industrial establishment where timber is sawn into planks, etc.
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a large sawing machine
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sawmill - a large sawing machinesawmill - a large sawing machine              
power saw, sawing machine, saw - a power tool for cutting wood
2.sawmill - a mill for dressing logs and lumber
factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
Translations
sawmill [ˈsɔːmɪl] Naserradero m
sawmill [ˈsɔːmɪl] nscierie f
sawmill [ˈsɔːˌmɪl] nsegheria


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Edmund Robson was founded in 1908 by the grandfather of the present chairman, in Glasshouse Street in the East End of Newcastle, as sawmillers and traders in timber.
Everyone around here thinks like me', said one outspoken sawmiller when I asked him how hazardous it was to let fly against forest practices and their executors in the way that he customarily does.
The Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers, incorporating around 20 sawmills, offers advice on woods such as beech, sycamore and elm at www.
 
 
 
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