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crown saw
noun
- a rotary saw consisting of a hollow cylinder with teeth formed on one end or edge, as a trephine or trepanning saw.
crown saw
noun
- a hollow cylinder with cutting teeth forming a rotary saw for trepanning
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crown saw1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
These pieces are of an irregular figure, and must be rounded and centered in the crown saw.
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By a second machine the holes for the pins are bored, and they are formed into perfect circles by means of a crown-saw.
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The Crown saw no disadvantage in having youthful legislators, who could all the more easily be influenced.
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In England the crown saw the peerage diminish with pleasure.
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