2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or
planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or
planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel.
[1913 Webster]
3. Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sawn — /sawn/, v. a pp. of saw1. * * * … Universalium
sawn — strong pp. of SAW (Cf. saw) (v.), attested from 1530s … Etymology dictionary
sawn — [sôn] vt., vi. chiefly Brit. pp. of SAW1 … English World dictionary
sawn — adj. Sawn is used with these nouns: ↑log … Collocations dictionary
sawn — [[t]sɔ͟ːn[/t]] Sawn is the past participle of saw … English dictionary
sawn-off shotgun — UK [ˌsɔːn ɒf ˈʃɒtˌɡʌn] US [ˌsɔn ɔf ˈʃɑtˌɡʌn] noun [countable] [singular sawn off shotgun plural sawn off shotguns] british a shotgun with part of its barrel … Useful english dictionary
sawn-off shotgun — sawn off shotguns N COUNT A sawn off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden. [BRIT] The men burst in wearing balaclavas and brandishing sawn off… … English dictionary
sawn-off shotgun — BrE .sawed off shotgun AmE n a ↑shotgun whose ↑barrel (=long thin tube) has been cut short so that it is easier to hide … Dictionary of contemporary English
sawn-off — (N. Amer. sawed off) ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a gun) having a shortened barrel for ease of handling and a wider field of fire. 2) informal (of a garment) having been cut short … English terms dictionary
sawn|wood — «SN WUD», noun. wood cut up for lumber … Useful english dictionary
