HACKSAW

hacksaw, hack saw, metal saw

(noun) saw used with one hand for cutting metal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hacksaw (plural hacksaws)

A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal

Verb

hacksaw (third-person singular simple present hacksaws, present participle hacksawing, simple past hacksawed, past participle hacksawn or hacksawed)

To cut with a hacksaw.

Anagrams

• kwachas

Source: Wiktionary



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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