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scroll saw
noun
- a narrow saw mounted vertically in a frame and operated with an up-and-down motion, used for cutting curved ornamental designs.
- such a saw mounted in a power-driven machine.
scroll saw
noun
- a saw with a narrow blade for cutting intricate ornamental curves in wood
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scroll saw1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
A foot-power scroll-saw and saws, for a self-inking printing-press and furniture in good working order.
From Project Gutenberg
The curves at the rear end of the rudder can be sawed best with a scroll saw.
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A boy who has a scroll-saw may earn a little income for himself, if he is industrious, in his play-time.
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So he went back to the white canoe, and paddled away up the river, and nobody in Scroll-Saw City ever set eyes on him again.
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A new Rogers scroll-saw (foot-power), for a good bow and arrows, or a stamp collection.
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