Sawing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saw \Saw\, v. t. [imp. {Sawed}; p. p. {Sawed} or {Sawn}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Sawing}.]
     1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw
        timber or marble.
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     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.
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     3. Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.
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