backsaw

[ bak-saw ]

nounCarpentry.
  1. a short saw with a reinforced back.

Origin of backsaw

1
First recorded in 1875–80; back1 + saw1

Words Nearby backsaw

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How to use backsaw in a sentence

  • If they do not, saw in the joints with a backsaw until they do fit.

  • Mark the tenons on the ends of the stretcher and cut them with a backsaw and make smooth with a chisel.

    Mission Furniture | H. H. Windsor
  • Cut all the tenons with a backsaw and smooth them with a chisel.

    Mission Furniture | H. H. Windsor

British Dictionary definitions for back saw

back saw

noun
  1. a small handsaw stiffened along its upper edge by a metal section

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