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hacksaw
noun hack·saw \ˈhak-ˌsȯ\
: a saw used for cutting metal
Full Definition of HACKSAW
: a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (as metal)
— hacksaw verb
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First Known Use of HACKSAW
1654
Rhymes with HACKSAW
backsaw, band saw, bear claw, bedstraw, blue law, bucksaw, buzz saw, bylaw, case law, catclaw, cat's-paw, chain saw, Choctaw, coleslaw, Corn Law, crenshaw, cumshaw, cushaw, Danelaw, declaw, Esau, forepaw, fretsaw, glass jaw, grandma, grandpa, guffaw, handsaw, hawkshaw, hee-haw, hurrah, in-law, jackdaw, jackstraw, jigsaw, kickshaw, last straw, leash law, lockjaw, lynch law, macaw, Moose Jaw, Nassau, old-squaw, outdraw, outlaw, pasha, pawpaw, pit saw, pooh-bah, poor law, rickshaw, ringtaw, ripsaw, scofflaw, scrimshaw, scroll saw, seesaw, shield law, southpaw, Skiddaw, tack claw, trishaw, tussah, undraw, Utah, Warsaw, whipsaw, wiredraw, withdraw
HACKSAW Defined for Kids
hacksaw
noun hack·saw \ˈhak-ˌsȯ\
Definition of HACKSAW for Kids
: a saw with small teeth used for cutting hard materials (as metal)
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