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Definition of 'sawing'

English

Verb

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  • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (mostly|plural) A shaving or fragment of sawn material.
  • * 1892 , The Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry (volume 6, page 388)
  • We find that from a sample of sawings of the usual size a button or small bar fairly representing the sample can be cast from about 2,000 grains.