backsaw

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English

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Three backsaws: dōzuki (top), Gent's saw and Tenon saw

Etymology

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From back +‎ saw.

Noun

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backsaw (plural backsaws)

  1. A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.

Translations

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Verb

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backsaw (third-person singular simple present backsaws, present participle backsawing, simple past backsawed, past participle backsawed or backsawn)

  1. (transitive) To cut with a backsaw.