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jigsawn

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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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Word Origin & History

jigsaw 
"vertical reciprocating saw," 1873, Amer.Eng., from jig with its notion of "rapid up-and-down motion." Jigsaw puzzle first recorded 1909; originally one with pieces cut by a jigsaw.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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