单词 | sawmill |
释义 | sawmilln. A factory in which wood is sawn into planks or boards by machinery (formerly propelled by water, wind, or animal power, or steam; now usually by electricity). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with wood > [noun] > saw-mill sawmill1553 sawing-mill1722 gang mill1813 1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Mij Goodly ryuers, vpon the which are bylded manye sawe mylles. 1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 114 At the descent of the Hills, are infinite of Saw-Mills that go by Water. 1786 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 12 There are abundance of saw-mills in all the States. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 441 Saw-mills, constructed for the purpose of sawing either timber or stone, are moved by animals, by water, by wind, or by steam. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 345/1 The modern saw-mill stands upon the banks of a river or pond. Derivatives ˈsawmiller n. [compare Dutch zaagmolenaar, German sägemüller] the proprietor or manager of a sawmill. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > sawyer > owner or manager of sawmill sawmiller1845 1845 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 5 July (1984) II. 155 I lodged at the house of a saw-miller last summer. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 501 All..printers, gunsmiths, sawmillers,..shall pay twenty-five cents on every hundred dollar's worth of gross receipts. 1881 Times 1 July 4/1 The respondent..is a farmer and saw-miller. ˈsawmilling n. the business of sawing wood in a sawmill. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > sawing or cutting > specific ripsawing1842 through-and-through sawing1876 rift sawing1881 quarter sawing1883 whip-sawing1885 sawmilling1901 plain sawing1931 1901 J. Black Illustr. Carpenter & Builder Ser.: Scaffolding 73 The man who is interested in sawmilling. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1553 |
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