crown saw
a rotary saw consisting of a hollow cylinder with teeth formed on one end or edge, as a trephine or trepanning saw.
Origin of crown saw
1- Also called cylinder saw, hole saw.
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How to use crown saw in a sentence
These pieces are of an irregular figure, and must be rounded and centered in the crown saw.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreBy a second machine the holes for the pins are bored, and they are formed into perfect circles by means of a crown-saw.
The crown saw no disadvantage in having youthful legislators, who could all the more easily be influenced.
The Mother of Parliaments | Harry GrahamIn England the crown saw the peerage diminish with pleasure.
The Man Who Laughs | Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for crown saw
a hollow cylinder with cutting teeth forming a rotary saw for trepanning
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