Sägewerk

German

Etymology

sägen (to saw) + Werk (works, factory)

Noun

Sägewerk n (genitive Sägewerks or Sägewerkes, plural Sägewerke)

  1. sawmill
    Fünf Bier für die Jungs vom Sägewerk!
    Five beers for the lads from the sawmill! (an old joke where only three or four fingers are shown)

Declension

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