Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Quarter-saw

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Quarter-saw


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(p. pr. & vb. n.) To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously.