Quarter-saw
Pronunciation : Quar"ter-saw`
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously.
t. [imp. & p. p. Quarter-sawed -sawn; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarter-sawing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913