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frame saw

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noun

  1. Also called: span saw.  a saw with a thin blade held in a specially shaped frame

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The opening frame saw Trump miss three routine pots into the right corner, including two blacks, before Day cleared up with a 56.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2023

A dramatic eighth frame saw Leicester's Selby pot the final black but the cueball went into the middle pocket, forcing a respotted black.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2021

An anxious final frame saw both misses chances, but it was a relieved Dott who eventually emerged victorious in a memorable encounter.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2014

But Davis, who is making his 30th appearance at the tournament, was in no mood to concede and a break of 35 in the penultimate frame, saw him edge ahead once more.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2010

A convenient saw for marble is easily made on the principle of the frame saw.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

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