PITSAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pitsaw mean? 

• PITSAW (noun)
  The noun PITSAW has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: PITSAW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PITSAW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pitsaw" is a kind of...):

lumberman's saw; two-handed saw; two-man saw; whipsaw (a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people)