n.
Pronunciation: ' so ̇ -y ə r, ' so ̇ i- ə r
Function: noun
Date: 13th century
1 : one that saws
2 : any of several large longicorn beetles whose larvae bore large holes in timber or dead wood
3 : a tree fast in the bed of a stream with its branches projecting to the surface and bobbing up and down with the current