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Definition of pit saw - 2 dictionary results

pit⋅saw

[pit-saw]
–noun
a two-handed saw used in pit sawing.
Also, pit saw.


Origin:
1670–80; pit 1 + saw 1


pit sawyer, noun
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pit·saw also pit saw   (pĭt'sô')   
n.  A large saw for cutting logs, operated jointly by a person standing above the log and another in a pit underneath.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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