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jig saw

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jig⋅saw

[jig-saw] noun, verb, -sawed, -sawed or -sawn, -saw⋅ing, adjective
–noun
1. Also, jig saw. an electric machine saw with a narrow blade mounted vertically in a frame, for cutting curves or other difficult lines or patterns.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cut or form with a jigsaw.
–adjective
3. formed by or as if by a jigsaw: jigsaw ornamentation.

Origin:
1870–75; jig 2 + saw 1
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