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fretsaws

fretsaws is the plural of fretsaw.

fretsaws is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fretsaw.

Meaning of fretsaw

Noun

fretsaw (plural fretsaws)

  1. A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.
    • She led Dr Grimsby out to the workshop, where Peter was at work on the marquetry table. He had the two veneers clamped together and was cutting the inlay pattern with the finest of fretsaws.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 77

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Questions about fretsaws

What is fretsaws the plural of?
Fretsaws is the plural of fretsaw.

Words near fretsaws in the dictionary

  1. frets the gizzard
  2. fretsaw
  3. fretsawed
  4. fretsawing
  5. fretsawn
  6. fretsaws
  7. fretsome
  8. frett
  9. fretted
  10. fretted dulcimer
  11. fretted dulcimers

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