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Meaning of BACKSAW

Pronunciation:  'bak`so

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a handsaw stiffened by metal along upper edge
 
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 See Also: carpenter's saw, handsaw

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Back"saw`\ (b[a^]k"s[add]`), n. [2d back, n.+ saw.]
A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added
metallic back.
 

 

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