Sawman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who operates a saw, especially to cut timber.

    "[…] In the very furthest part A clearing, lately cut, circled a sawmill, A little shack that buzzed until it shook, And breathed rankly of elm. I walked around; The other side was open, whence I watched The fat back of the sawman as he fed."

Synonyms

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sawyersawyer

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"[…] In the very furthest part A clearing, lately cut, circled a sawmill, A little shack that buzzed until it shook, And breathed rankly of elm. I walked around; The other side was open, whence I watched The fat back of the sawman as he fed."

Etymology

From saw + man.

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