rift-sawed

adjective

variants or rift-sawn

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

1

: sawed radially from the log so as to have the annual rings perpendicular or nearly so to the face

2

: quartersawed

Word History

Etymology

rift entry 1 + sawed or sawn

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