peckerwood sawmill

Meaning

Noun

  • A small-scale sawmill, often with older equipment not capable of producing wood of uniform dimension.
  • Any small-scale production operation.

Origin

  • Apparently coined as a pejorative by the organized lumber-products industry.

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