circular saw

noun

circular saw

a power-driven saw in which a circular disc with a toothed edge is rotated at high speed

First recorded in 1810–20

I have heard noises something like them in sawmills when the circular saw happened to strike a sliver.

We had a circular saw, the first one in the town, and which was considered a great curiosity.

Soon after our arrival, a poor native was brought in whose hand had been terribly mangled in a circular saw.

In a small frame before him was suspended a very savage-looking circular saw, running at a high rate of speed.

These tongues can be cut to accurate size on a circular saw bench if power and machinery are at hand.

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