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cross-cut saw

cross-cut saw is the alternative form of crosscut saw.

Meaning of crosscut saw

Noun

crosscut saw (plural crosscut saws)

  1. (timber industry) A saw used to cut wood across the grain.
    • Crosscut teeth make a wider path, are raked back and beveled to points. The points allow the crosscut saw to score and cleave the grain cleanly.2001, Percival Everett, Erasure, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 5
    Synonyms:
    crosscutter

Forms of cross-cut saw

pluralcross-cut saws

Questions about cross-cut saw

What is cross-cut saw the alternative form of?
Cross-cut saw is the alternative form of crosscut saw.

Words near cross-cut saw in the dictionary

  1. cross-cultural communication
  2. cross-culturally
  3. cross-current
  4. cross-curricular
  5. cross-cut
  6. cross-cut saw
  7. cross-cut saws
  8. cross-cuts
  9. cross-cutting
  10. cross-departmental
  11. cross-departmentally

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