gang saw


noun
  1. a saw having several parallel blades for making simultaneous cuts.

Origin of gang saw

1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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How to use gang saw in a sentence

  • The trunks were hauled to the mills and sawed into planks of suitable thickness by gang-saws.

    Inventions in the Century | William Henry Doolittle
  • You might as well try to stand in with a combination of gang-saws, or to make friends with the Department of the Interior.

    The Golden House | Charles Dudley Warner
  • Close to the power-house is a mill where eleven gang saws are driven by a steam engine of 175 horse-power.

    Inventors at Work | George Iles

British Dictionary definitions for gang saw

gang saw

noun
  1. a saw having several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts

Derived forms of gang saw

  • gang sawyer, noun

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