SAWTOOTH

sawtooth

(noun) a serration on a saw blade

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sawtooth (plural sawteeth or sawtooths)

(plural "sawteeth") A cutting bit of a saw.

(plural "sawtooths") A sawtooth wave.

(plural "sawtooths") Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Prioneris.

Source: Wiktionary


Saw"tooth`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An arctic seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), having the molars serrated; -- called also crabeating seal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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