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backsaw

[ bak-saw ]

noun

, Carpentry.
  1. a short saw with a reinforced back.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of backsaw1

First recorded in 1875–80; back 1 + saw 1

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Example Sentences

If they do not, saw in the joints with a backsaw until they do fit.

Mark the tenons on the ends of the stretcher and cut them with a backsaw and make smooth with a chisel.

Cut all the tenons with a backsaw and smooth them with a chisel.

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