HANDSAW

handsaw, hand saw, carpenter's saw

(noun) a saw used with one hand for cutting wood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

handsaw (plural handsaws)

A saw small enough to be used by one hand.

Etymology 2

Noun

handsaw (plural handsaws)

(obsolete) A heron.

Anagrams

• Dhawans

Source: Wiktionary


Hand"saw` n.

Definition: A saw used with one hand.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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