bucksaw

American  

[buhk-saw] / ˈbʌkˌsɔ /

noun

1. a saw having a blade set across an upright frame or bow, used with both hands in cutting wood on a sawhorse.

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bucksaw British  

/ ˈbʌkˌsɔː /

noun

1. a woodcutting saw having its blade set in a frame and tensioned by a turnbuckle across the back of the frame

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Etymology

Origin of bucksaw

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; buck ³ + saw ¹

Example Sentences

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bucksaw

Pershing is of less importance in the social history of the State than a bucksaw.

From Time Magazine Archive

George was out there with a chisel-toothed bucksaw, his wool hat perched on top of his balding head, working on it in the storm.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

He found an antique bucksaw of wood and wire that he used to saw the dead trees to length.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Johnnie bent his back, and the bucksaw resumed its protesting skreek.

From The Turtles of Tasman by London, Jack

Despairingly I plied that abominable instrument of torture, the national bucksaw of America.

From Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales by Hartmann, George (Henry George August)