Meaning | A saw used with one hand for cutting wood. |
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Synonyms | hand saw, carpenter's saw |
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Narrower | backsaw, back saw | A handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge |
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compass saw | A handsaw with a narrow triangular / triangular blade for cutting curves |
coping saw | A handsaw with a taut thin blade |
crosscut saw, crosscut handsaw, cutoff saw | handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis) |
keyhole saw | A handsaw with a long narrow blade for cutting short radius curves |
pruning saw | A handsaw used for pruning trees |
ripsaw, splitsaw | A handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood |
Broader | saw | hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting |
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Spanish | serrucho |
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Catalan | xerrac |
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