noun
A stand used to hold wood while sawing. This term is rare; the more common synonym is 木びき台 (きびきだい).
See also: 木びき台
鋸挽き台は、今ではほとんど木びき台と呼ばれる。
The 鋸挽き台 is now almost always called 木びき台.
古い大工道具の図鑑に鋸挽き台が載っていた。
An old encyclopedia of carpenter's tools had an entry for 鋸挽き台.
Compound of 鋸 (のこ, 'saw'), 挽き (ひき, the continuative form of 挽く 'to saw'), and 台 (だい, 'stand'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently describes a stand for sawing.