English Explanatory Dictionary

saw logs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sleep.
  2. To snore loudly.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saw, logs.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-saw logs.wav

Word forms

saw logs saws logs sawing logs sawed logs sawn logs saw wood

Etymology

Snoring is supposed to resemble the sound of wood being sawn up.

Related words

sleep like a log
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