10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITSAW»
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pitsaw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pitsaw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Congressional Serial Set
1 dozen files, bastard 1 dozen tiles, pitsaw, at 06 cents per dozen X dozen fillers,
oil can. at $13.50 per dozen . 2 steam gauges, at $16.50 each 1 dozen Haudles,
pick 1 dozen handles, Perry 1 dozen lanterns, Proctor's patent. 2 dozen globes ...
2
Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy
1 00 per dozen. 24 dozen 7-1nch taper saw files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 per
dozen.~ 12 dozen 8-inch taper saw files . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . 50 per dozen. ;' 12
dozen 9-inch taper saw files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5p per dozen. J10 dozen 3-inch
pitsaw ...
United States. Navy Dept, 1862
3
Indian Treaty-making Policy in the United States and Canada, ...
... e families e harrows per 2e families eer band: 1 xee 1 crosscut saw 1 handsaw
1 pitsaw the necessary files 1 grindstone 1 auger 1 chest of ordinary ,reaty 4
Indians may not sell or alienate reserve lands "To every family "actually
cultivating": ...
Nathaniel Dominy of the well- known Dominy family of craftsmen was probably
typical of 1 8th-century furniture makers in that he owned a pitsaw with others and
shared its use. Eventually, water power replaced manpower and single pitsaws ...
So he told another policeman to go on directing the traffic instead of him, and he
got into Mr. Pitsaw's taxi and told the driver where to go to. And some boys picked
up the bananas and ate them. Well by that time Mr. Pitsaw was sorry that he ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1928
6
The Washington Historical Quarterly
[Tue]sday 10 — Pitsaw at work; one man squaring logs for saw pit, one making
stools & the others still clearing away the rubbish, &c much trouble having been
of late occasioned by the two stallions frequent wanderings they have been ...
7
Pacific Northwest Quarterly
[Tue]sday IO—Pitsaw at work: one man squaring logs for saw pit, one making
stools & the others still clearing away the rubbish, the much trouble having been
of late occasioned by the two stallions frequent wanderings they have been ...
8
Under the Mulga: A Bush Memoir
The pitsaw was used to cut local cypress pine to replace broken boards.
Pitsawing amounted to digging a large trench about six feet deep, three feet wide
and six feet long, across each end of which was sunk a log, adzed at the top to
make it ...
9
The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
He died in 1616, and was buried in the collegiate church. He is accused of
partiality to the Romish writers. PITSAW, n. i. Pit and saw. The large saw used by
two men, of whom one is in the pit. The pitsaw is not only used by those workmen
that ...
10
The Walrus Hunters: A Romance of the Realms of Ice
“I can't say that Ihave,” answered the interpreter, witha matteroffact frown atthe
ground, “butIhave noticedthat the pitsaw they was usin' yesterday has been
allowed to saw intotheholdin'irons and damaged half o'—” “Hoots, man! never
mind the ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITSAW»
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pitsaw is used in the context of the following news items.
Chinese timber companies in Zambia: few jobs, but more outlets for …
Wood produced by small pitsaw operators in Sesheke District, western Zambia, is ready to be sold to merchants from Lusaka, the Zambian ... «Forests News, Center for International Forestry Research, Sep 14»
Howling storm cuts communication to Dog Island
... their surf boats, made by themselves with a pitsaw, to trade with passing ships for money, clothing, and flour, in return for fruit and vegetables. «Otago Daily Times, Jun 14»
A Look at History
An examination of the house's interior timbering indicates that many of these thick pieces of wood were sawn by hand, possibly with a pitsaw. «Mackinac Island Town Crier, Jun 09»
Williamsburg celebrates the African-American experience
... and setting of the sun: hauling water, sawing boards with a pitsaw, tending livestock, cooking over an open fire, cutting and stacking firewood. «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 09»
