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band saw

–noun Machinery.
a saw consisting of an endless toothed steel band passing over two wheels.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism
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band saw  
n.  A power saw used in woodworking, consisting essentially of a toothed metal band coupled to and continuously driven around the circumferences of two wheels.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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