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Flitch :: Flitch (n.) The outside piece of a sawed log; a slab.

Serrated :: Serrated (a.) Notched on the edge, like a saw..

Sharpsaw :: Sharpsaw (n.) The great titmouse; -- so called from its harsh call notes.

Sawfish :: Sawfish (n.) Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the genus Pristis. They have a sharklike form, but are more nearly allied to the rays. The flattened and much elongated snout has a row of stout toothlike structures inserted along each edge, forming a sawlike organ with which it mutilates or kills its prey..

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) Something said; speech; discourse.

Saw-wrest :: Saw-wrest (n.) See Saw-set.

Backsaw :: Backsaw (n.) A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back.

Buck :: Buck (n.) A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) Dictate; command; decree.

Sash :: Sash (n.) In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; -- also called gate..

Last :: Last (a.) Next before the present; as, I saw him last week..

Crown-saw :: Crown-saw (n.) A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion..

Neishout :: Neishout (n.) The mahogany-like wood of the South African tree Pteroxylon utile, the sawdust of which causes violent sneezing (whence the name). Also called sneezewood..

Sawyer :: Sawyer (n.) The bowfin.

Saw-toothed :: Saw-toothed (a.) Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.

It :: It (pron.) As a demonstrative, especially at the beginning of a sentence, pointing to that which is about to be stated, named, or mentioned, or referring to that which apparent or well known; as, I saw it was John..

Wabble :: Wabble (v. i.) To move staggeringly or unsteadily from one side to the other; to vacillate; to move the manner of a rotating disk when the axis of rotation is inclined to that of the disk; -- said of a turning or whirling body; as, a top wabbles; a buzz saw wabbles..

Sawbelly :: Sawbelly (n.) The alewife.

Log :: Log (n.) A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing.

Batten :: Batten (n .) A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc..

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