bucksaw

[buhk-saw]

noun

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

bucksaw

/ ˈbʌkˌsɔː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bucksaw¹

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

Example Sentences

Two people use this wire saw much like lumberjacks use a two-man bucksaw on a log.

Read more on Seattle Times

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

Read more on Literature

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.

Read more on Literature

Here he found the bucksaw, and cut off a number of short lengths of wood.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

The next sight was a ship yard where four or five whip saws were kept going; their whip saw is rigged like a bucksaw only the saw instead of the stick, is in the centre.

Read more on Project Gutenberg