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backsaw

backsaw noun: a handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.

backsaw: a handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge
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Noun

backsaw (plural backsaws)

  1. A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.

Verb

backsaw (third-person singular simple present backsaws, present participle backsawing, simple past backsawed, past participle backsawed or backsawn)

  1. (transitive) To cut with a backsaw.

Forms of backsaw

Noun
pluralbacksaws
Verb
third-person singular presentbacksaws
present participlebacksawing
pastbacksawed
past participlebacksawed
past participlebacksawn

Origin of backsaw

From back + saw.

Questions about backsaw

What does backsaw mean?
Backsaw means a handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.
What part of speech is backsaw?
Backsaw can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backsaw?
The plural of backsaw is backsaws.

Words near backsaw in the dictionary

  1. backs up
  2. backs up the truck
  3. backs water
  4. backsack
  5. backsacks
  6. backsaw
  7. backsawed
  8. backsawing
  9. backsawn
  10. backsaws
  11. backscan

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