buzz saw
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of buzz saw
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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Since then, Driscoll’s has become the latest U.S. firm to hit the buzz saw of Chinese competition, reports Jon Emont.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Bruins were a buzz saw through the season’s opening weeks, winning their first four games — including back-to-back-to-back road victories over Wisconsin, Michigan and Colorado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
“This is not a matter of an employer refusing to guard a frequently used buzz saw or otherwise rejecting fall protection for workers at dangerous heights,” Amazon wrote in court records.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
Jackson cut through the surrounding flash like a buzz saw, throwing herself against the wall of old age and mortality until it seemed to crumble into unanswerable darkness.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
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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