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handsaw

English

Alternative forms

  • hand saw

Etymology 1

From Middle English handsawe, handsagh, equivalent to hand +? saw. Cognate with West Frisian hânseage (handsaw), Dutch handzaag (handsaw),German Handsäge (handsaw), Danish håndsav (handsaw), Swedish handsåg (handsaw), Icelandic handsög (handsaw).

Noun

handsaw (plural handsaws)

  1. A saw small enough to be used by one hand.
Translations

Etymology 2

Corruption of heronshaw.

Noun

handsaw (plural handsaws)

  1. (obsolete) A heron.

Anagrams

  • Dhawans

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hacksaw

English

Alternative forms

  • hack saw

Etymology

hack +? saw. Attested since 1867.

Pronunciation

Noun

hacksaw (plural hacksaws)

  1. A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal

Translations

Verb

hacksaw (third-person singular simple present hacksaws, present participle hacksawing, simple past hacksawed, past participle hacksawed or hacksawn)

  1. To cut with a hacksaw.
    This bolt is so rusted I'll have to hacksaw it off.

References

Anagrams

  • kwachas

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