English Explanatory Dictionary

peckerwood sawmill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small-scale sawmill, often with older equipment not capable of producing wood of uniform dimension.
  2. Any small-scale production operation.

Word forms

peckerwood sawmill peckerwood sawmills

Etymology

Apparently coined as a pejorative by the organized lumber-products industry.

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