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buck⋅saw

[buhk-saw]
–noun
a saw having a blade set across an upright frame or bow, used with both hands in cutting wood on a sawhorse.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; buck 3 + saw 1
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buck·saw   (bŭk'sô')   
n.  A woodcutting saw, usually set in an H-shaped frame.

[From buck2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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