sawmill
noun
- building in Densbüren in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From saw + mill.
- A machine, building, or company used for cutting (milling) lumber or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.
“He brought his portable sawmill and turned the old beams into interesting flooring.”
“The old sawmill still has its waterwheel but they took the saw away years ago.”
verb
Etymology: From saw + mill.
- To process (lumber) in a sawmill.