fretsaw

See also: fret saw

A fretsaw

English

Alternative forms

• fret saw

Etymology

fret +‎ saw

Noun

fretsaw (plural fretsaws)

1. A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.

Coordinate terms

• scroll saw, the power version of a fretsaw

Translations

saw

• Danish: løvsav c
• Finnish: kuviosaha (fi)
• German: Laubsäge (de) f
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• Hungarian: lombfűrész (hu)
• Italian: seghetto (it) m
• Polish: wyrzynarka (pl) f
• Russian: ло́бзик (ru) m (lóbzik)

Verb

fretsaw (third-person singular simple present fretsaws, present participle fretsawing, simple past fretsawed, past participle fretsawed or fretsawn)

1. To cut with a fretsaw.

Anagrams

• wafters