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noun
A small-scale sawmill, often with older equipment not capable of producing wood of uniform dimension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any small-scale production operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southern-US
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History
Apparently coined as a pejorative by the organized lumber-products industry.
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