hole saw

English

A 52 mm hole saw with a pilot bit

Alternative forms

• holesaw

Etymology

hole +‎ saw

Noun

hole saw (plural hole saws)

1. A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, used to produce holes on the workpiece and operated by rotation, often as an accessory to a power drill.

Synonyms

• crown saw

Translations

tool

• Catalan: serra corona f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 令梳 (ling¹ so¹)

  Mandarin: 孔鋸／孔锯 (kǒngjù)

• Finnish: reikäsaha
• German: Lochsäge (de) f
• Japanese: ホールソー (hōrusō)
• Korean: 구멍 톱 (gumeong top)
• Russian: кольцева́я пила́ f (kolʹcevája pilá)

See also

• trepan (trephine)