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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