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side cut

cheek cut, side cut

An oblique angular cut at the lower end of a jack rafter or the upper end of any rafter so that it can fit tightly against a hip rafter or valley rafter.

side board, side cut

Lumber which has been sawn from a log in such a way as to exclude the heartwood.

side cut

1. Same as cheek cut.
2.See side board.
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The loan pairing of Alfie Jones and Ryan Edwards have been sent back to Southampton and Hearts respectivly after the Paisley side cut short their deals at the club.
The Whitby side cut leaders Boro Rangers' advantage to four points but remain third, behind Redcar Town.
Keith Hill's side cut the gap to third-tier safety to nine points with four games in hand on nearby rivals.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino believes the league title is still within reach after his side cut the gap to leaders Leicester with a 1-1 draw at Liverpool.
ROBERTO MARTINEZ has demanded that his frustrating Blues side cut out the corner calamities which have cost them so dearly in their last two matches - by developing a nasty streak.
The result sees Diego Simeone's side cut the gap on league leaders Real to four points and gives Barcelona the chance to close it to just a point if they win at Athletic Bilbao tonight.
The cut outs allow the longer pieces to be passed through the cabinet for blasting and blanking plates are fitted over the side cut outs when the machine is used as a normal blast cabinet.
John Coleman's side cut the deficit in half when Richard Brodie netted with 14 minutes left.
Oscar Garcia's side cut through the static Yeovil rearguard after only four minutes only for Ashley Barnes to blaze over from close range.
The weight of primary cuts (hindquarter, forequarter and side cut) was taken from the right half of the carcass and the percentage was expressed at the ratio of weight of cold carcass.
McCarron, had the edge in the sexy stakes in her purple low cut monokini, which featured side cut out panels and purple lacing.
However, Kerry firmly upped their game and Mickey Ned O'Sullivan's side cut the gap to four points by the ninth minute with three quick-fire points, with Jack Savage, Conor Keane and Niall Sheehy taking scores.
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