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BUCKSAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bucksaw mean?
• BUCKSAW (noun)
The noun BUCKSAW has 1 sense:
1. a saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck
Familiarity information: BUCKSAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bucksaw" is a kind of...):
saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)
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