BACKSAW

backsaw, back saw

(noun) a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

backsaw (plural backsaws)

A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.

Source: Wiktionary


Back"saw`, n. Etym: [2d back,n.+ saw.]

Definition: A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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