bow saw

American  

[boh] / boʊ /

noun

1. a saw having a narrow blade held at both ends by a bowed handle.

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Etymology

Origin of bow saw

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

Dubbed the “It” girl, Bow saw a meteoric rise and fall in the space of a few years.

From Los Angeles Times

The bags contained a cover for a bow saw, a receipt from a local hardware store, a drop cloth and a newspaper with the delivery address of an apartment house in Galveston.

From New York Times

She allegedly raked the bow saw across the back of his neck multiple times.

From Seattle Times

He unsheathed a small ax and found a skinny, dead tree to chop down, then used a bow saw to cut its trunk into campfire-size pieces, which, over the course of the night, were reduced to silvery ash.

From New York Times

In junior high, they peddled hand-tooled leather wares and cut lawns with borrowed mowers to earn pocket money, which they used to buy a bow saw and a wagon to cut and haul firewood.

From Washington Times