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noun

Crosscut n.

A short cut across; a path shorter than by the high road.

(Mining) A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another.

Crosscut saw.

(a)

A saw, the teeth of which are so set as to adapt it for sawing wood crosswise of the grain rather than lengthwise.

(b)

A saw managed by two men, one at each end, for cutting large logs crosswise.

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Etymology of 'Crosscut'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Crosscut" Quotes from Famous Books

... evening as Mr. and Mrs. Follet, Steve and Nancy sat again on the porch enjoying the night air after a warm day, they talked interestedly of old times and the changes which had taken place. Steve found that Crosscut, the little flag station over which Mr. Follet presided, had expanded into a small straggling town with a meeting-house, school of uncertain sessions ...

— The Boy from Hollow Hut - A Story of the Kentucky Mountains • Isla May Mullins

Words linked to "Crosscut" : crosscut saw, itinerary, crosscut handsaw, cut across, cut, cutoff, shortcut, road, path, route