1. A large saw operated by two people, one standing above and one in a pit below a log, used historically for cutting timber lengthwise.
Usage: historical; plural form of pitsaw

1. To cut (wood or timber) using a pitsaw.
Usage: historical; third-person singular present or plural present of pitsaw

Examples

• The carpenter used pitsaws to split the large oak log into planks.
• In colonial times, pitsaws were essential tools for processing timber.
• Two workers operated the pitsaws, one above the log and one below.
• The mill pitsaws through dozens of logs each day during the logging season.
• Historical records show that pitsaws were among the most important woodworking tools of the 18th century.