sawbill

1 of 2

noun (1)

: a bird with a serrate beak

especially : merganser

saw bill

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a list given to a sawyer of sizes to be sawed from logs

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

saw entry 2 + bill

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