(p.pr.&vb.n.) To saw (a log) into quarters; specifically, to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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