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saw-pit
ˈsaw-pit [f. saw n.1 + pit n.] a. An excavation in the ground, over the mouth of which a framework is erected on which timber is placed to be sawn with a long two-handled saw by two men, the one standing in the pit and the other on a raised platform.1408 Nottingham Rec. II. 62 Rogerus Parker fecit u... Oxford English Dictionary
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Saw pit
A saw pit or sawpit is a pit over which timber is positioned to be sawed with a long two-handled saw, usually a whipsaw, by two people, one standing above the timber and the other below. It was used for producing sawn planks from tree trunks, which could then be cut down into boards, pales, posts, e... wikipedia.org
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sawing
▪ I. sawing, vbl. n. (ˈsɔːɪŋ) [f. saw v.1 + -ing1.] 1. The action of the verb saw; an instance of this.c 1440 Jacob's Well xxxvi. 233 Þat ȝe be sauyd fro sawyng & brennyng of feendys to ioye & blysse euere-lastynge! 1477–9 Rec. St. Mary at Hill 82 Paid to Stere for sawyng of iij kervis of the same, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Captain Thunderbolt's Rock
During the escape Fred Ward was shot through the back of the left knee and was later given medical assistance by a team of saw-pit men who confirmed the wikipedia.org
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top-sawyer
ˈtop-ˈsawyer a. The sawyer who works the upper handle of a pit-saw; cf. topman1 4 a, pit-sawyer (pit n.1 15), and saw-pit. Hence, b. fig. One who holds a superior position; the best man. c. loosely. A first-rate hand at something; a distinguished person.a. 1823 Grose's Dict. Vulgar T., Top-sawyer, s... Oxford English Dictionary
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Weald and Downland Living Museum
Saw-pit shed This 19th-century shed was originally built at Sheffield Park, Sussex. wikipedia.org
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Kilkenny
Kilkenny (kɪlˈkɛnɪ) Name of a county and city in Leinster in the Republic of Ireland, used attrib., as in Kilkenny cat, one of a pair of cats fabled to have fought until only their tails remained; transf., of combatants who fight until they annihilate each other; so Kilkenny fight. Also Kilkenny coa... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cooking Pot Uprising
After each set of executions the bodies were placed in rough wooden coffins, loaded onto two bullock carts and taken to a disused saw-pit outside the cemetery wikipedia.org
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topman
▪ I. topman1 (ˈtɒpmən) [f. top n.1 + man n.1] † 1. A ship (man n.1 14) with a top on its mast; = top-ship (top n.1 35). Obs.1513 N. West in Ellis Orig. Lett. Ser. i. I. 67, I found none but ix. or x. small topmen,..and other small balyngiers and crayers,..one little topman of the burdon of threescor... Oxford English Dictionary
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pit
pit/pɪt; pɪt/ n1 [C] large (usu deep) hollow or opening in the ground （地面的）大坑, （通常指）深坑.2 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词)(a) hole in the ground, usu with steep sides, from which esp minerals are dug out 坑; （尤指）矿井: a `chalk-pit 白垩取土坑 a `gravel-pit 采石场 a `lime-pit 石灰采石场.(b) hole in the ground made for ... 牛津英汉双解词典
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Sheerness Dockyard
Further north, another suppling kiln and a smaller saw-pit building (1828) served the other docks (Nos. 4 & 5); there was also a pitch house (1829) nearby wikipedia.org
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saw
▪ I. saw, n.1 (sɔː) Forms: 1 saᵹu, saᵹa, 4 sagh, 4–7 sawe, 5 sae, saghe, saȝe, 5– saw. [OE. *saᵹu str. fem., in oblique cases saᵹe (also saᵹa wk. masc.) = OHG. saga, MLG., MDu. sage (Du. zaag), ON. sǫg (Sw. såg, Da. sav, † saug):—OTeut. *sagā str. fem.; the ablaut-var. *segā appears in OHG. sega (MH... Oxford English Dictionary
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transom
transom (ˈtrænsəm) Forms: 5 traunsum, -som, -sone, trampsoun, -sown, tramson, 6 trawnsom, (transumpt), transume, -same, 6–7 -sam, 6–9 -sum, -some, 7 -summe, 6– transom. [Late ME. traunsum, -som, of obscure history; but app. (as held by Prof. Skeat), a corruption of L. transtrum, of which it is the e... Oxford English Dictionary
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strake
▪ I. strake, n.1 (streɪk) Also α. 6 strack, strak, straake, 7 straak, 6–8 straik; β. 6 streake, 6–9 streak. [ME. strake, app. belonging to the OTeut. root *strak- whence *strakjan, OE. stręccan stretch v. Cf. NFris. (Sylt) straak a stretch, straake v. to stretch oneself. It is perh. impossible to di... Oxford English Dictionary
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Lawrence Kavenagh
After each set of executions the bodies were placed in rough wooden coffins, loaded onto two bullock carts and taken to a disused saw-pit outside the cemetery wikipedia.org
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