crown saw

noun

a rotary saw consisting of a hollow cylinder with teeth formed on one end or edge, as a trephine or trepanning saw.

crown saw

First recorded in 1860–65

These pieces are of an irregular figure, and must be rounded and centered in the crown saw.

By a second machine the holes for the pins are bored, and they are formed into perfect circles by means of a crown-saw.

The Crown saw no disadvantage in having youthful legislators, who could all the more easily be influenced.

In England the crown saw the peerage diminish with pleasure.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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