setwork
noun
1
: embroidery used on tapestry
2
: two-coat plastering on lath
3
: boatbuilding in which abutting strakes are battened inside
4
setworks plural
: the mechanism on a sawmill carriage by means of which a log is advanced towards the saw after each cut
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“Setwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/setwork. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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