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noun

a saw for cutting metal, consisting typically of a narrow, fine-toothed blade fixed in a frame.

Also, hack saw.

Origin:
1645–55; hack¹ + saw¹

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hacksaw (ˈhækˌsɔː)

—n
1.	a handsaw for cutting metal, with a hard-steel blade in a frame under tension

—vb , -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed, -sawn
2.	(tr) to cut with a hacksaw

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