Definition

1. Noun:
   • A log large enough to be sawed into boards: A "saw log" is a section of a felled tree trunk that is of sufficient size, length, and quality to be processed by a sawmill into lumber, such as planks or boards.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The lumberjack identified several prime saw logs in the pile.
  • The sawmill only accepts saw logs that are at least eight feet long and two feet in diameter.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a saw log": To be of the quality or size suitable for milling.
  • After the storm, many of the fallen trees were not fit to be saw logs due to twisting and damage.

Variants and Related Words

• Saw timber (n): Another term for logs suitable for sawing into lumber; often used interchangeably with "saw log."
  • The forest was managed for the production of high-quality saw timber.
• Sawmill (n): A factory where saw logs are cut into lumber.
  • The saw log was transported directly to the sawmill.

Synonyms

• Mill log: A log destined for processing at a mill.
• Timber log: A log of a size and quality suitable for use as timber.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Saw log" is a compound noun and is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions. The following are related industry phrases.) - To buck a log into saw logs: To cut a felled tree into sections of appropriate length for the sawmill. - The first step after felling is to buck the tree into manageable saw logs.

Related Idioms

• To sleep like a log: (Note: This idiom uses "log" but not the compound "saw log." It is included here due to the shared root word.) To sleep very deeply and soundly.
  • After the long hike, I slept like a log.

Noun

1. log large enough to be sawed into boards