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sawmill

[ saw-mil ]

noun

  1. a place or building in which timber is sawed saw into planks, boards, etc., by machinery.


sawmill

/ ˈ²õÉ”ËËŒ³¾Éª±ô /

noun

  1. an industrial establishment where timber is sawn into planks, etc
  2. a large sawing machine
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sawmill1

First recorded in 1545–55; saw 1 + mill 1
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In a small room in a workshop tucked away in a village there was a formidable display of killing power on shelves made of planks from the sawmill propped up by wooden ammunition boxes.

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More than a dozen sawmills have closed in Canada and Oregon, Washington and Northern California as logging operations have struggled with a shortage of skilled labor and higher costs for energy, freight and other inputs.

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In addition, the Forest 4.0 model provides supply chain traceability management, allowing processes to be monitored at all stages, from the forest to the sawmill or even the final wood product.

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Kandy Fuelling learned that all too well after being gravely injured in 2015 while assigned to work at a Colorado sawmill.

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Prisoners work in poultry plants, sawmills and in industrial factories.

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