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Sawpit vs Sawyer - What's the difference?

sawpit | sawyer |

As nouns the difference between sawpit and sawyer

is that sawpit is a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn with a long two-handled saw by two people, one standing above the timber and the other below while sawyer is one who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.

sawpit

English

Alternative forms

* saw-pit * saw pit

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia sawpit)
  • A pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn with a long two-handled saw by two people, one standing above the timber and the other below.

    • sawyer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
  • (US) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current
  • A beetle that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
  • (US, dialect) The bowfin.

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