TWO-HANDED SAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does two-handed saw mean? 

• TWO-HANDED SAW (noun)
  The noun TWO-HANDED SAW has 1 sense:

1. a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

  Familiarity information: TWO-HANDED SAW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TWO-HANDED SAW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lumberman's saw; two-handed saw; two-man saw; whipsaw

Hypernyms ("two-handed saw" is a kind of...):

saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "two-handed saw"):

pitsaw (a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below)