(verb riˈsɔ, noun ˈriˌsɔ) (verb-sawed, -sawed or -sawn, -sawing)
transitive verb
1.
to saw again
noun
2.
a machine for cutting logs into lumber
Derived forms
resawyer (riˈsɔjər, -ˈsɔiər)resawer
noun
Word origin
[1910–15; re- + saw1]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blackout, carbon cycle, functionalism, grass roots, radio