buzz saw
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of buzz saw
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Also making noise is the coach’s son: Sam Hoiberg, a constant-motion buzz saw who does a little bit of everything and whom Michigan State coach Tom Izzo called his “favorite player.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
But right now, the Chargers might be lashed to a log, helplessly bobbing toward a Buffalo buzz saw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
They ran into a defensive buzz saw in Tennessee, which was yielding just over 51 points.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
The buzz saw that Sweet ran into shows the degree to which such pressures have also infected academia.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2022
In that shop he sometimes made skinning knives out of cracked buzz saw blades and sold them to hunters in the fall for five or six bucks.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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