sawing on the halves

half As we were not paying cash at the mill for the sawing of our logs into the required sizes of timber and beams, we cut double the number of logs needed, and paid one log for every log sawn. This is known as "sawing on the halves." G. M. Story February 1964 Used I and Sup Used I Used I...

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Summary:half As we were not paying cash at the mill for the sawing of our logs into the required sizes of timber and beams, we cut double the number of logs needed, and paid one log for every log sawn. This is known as "sawing on the halves." G. M. Story February 1964 Used I and Sup Used I Used I Cp OED ~ n 7 f on the halves, DAE now dial.