sawmill

noun

saw·​mill ˈsȯ-ˌmil How to pronounce sawmill (audio)
: a mill or machine for sawing logs

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Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was a lumberman and sawmill owner with one of the largest lumber operations in the area. — Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026 The elder Dahmer, 57 at the time of his death, was a successful businessman who owned a store, sawmill and farm near Hattiesburg. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Hannah’s husband, John Ashley, was a wealthy landowner, a merchant and a proprietor of a general store, sawmill, livestock and more. — New York Times, 22 June 2026 By Friday, however, no maypole had been stolen from Kühbach, and early in the morning the mostly young men and women, all dressed in their best lederhosen and light-blue dirndl dresses, came to the sawmill to triumphantly take it to the center of their village. — ABC News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sawmill

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First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sawmill was in 1553

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sawmill

noun
saw·​mill -ˌmil How to pronounce sawmill (audio)
: a mill or machine for sawing logs

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