Verb
The word is derived from saw
of Saw
Source: Webster's dictionaryElsewhere, lumber usually refers to felled trees, and the word for sawn planks ready for use is timber. Source: Internet
For instance, the author of Hebrews references oral tradition which spoke of an Old Testament prophet who was sawn in half in Hebrews 11:37, two verses after the 2nd Maccabees reference. Source: Internet
Hence, dead branches produce knots which are not attached, and likely to drop out after the tree has been sawn into boards. Source: Internet
Most of the bones show signs of having been dissected, sawn or cut. Source: Internet
One type of firearm that still legal in the UK is a shotgun, despite it being so beloved of bank robbers of yore, when the barrel or barrels would be sawn off for ease of concealment. Source: Internet
In modern terms this is called quarter sawn timber and has the least natural shrinkage of any cut section of wood. Source: Internet