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coping saw
noun cop·ing saw \ˈkō-piŋ-\
Definition of COPING SAW
: a handsaw with a very narrow blade held under tension in a U-shaped frame and used especially for cutting curves in wood
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Origin of COPING SAW
from present participle of 4cope
First Known Use: 1925
Rhymes with COPING SAW
Arkansas, blue-sky law, canon law, Chickasaw, civil law, clapperclaw, common-law, crosscut saw, decree-law, devil's claw, foofaraw, higher law, homestead law, in the raw, keyhole saw, Kiowa, lantern jaw, lemon law, lumpy jaw, Mackinac, mackinaw, Morgenthau, Murphy's Law, overawe, overdraw, panama, private law, public law, roman law, saber saw, Saginaw, Salic law, son-in-law, tragic flaw, usquebaugh, Wichita, williwaw, windlestraw, Yakima
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