gang saw

noun

a saw having several parallel blades for making simultaneous cuts.

Origin of gang saw

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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Examples from the Web for gang saw

Historical Examples of gang saw

Gang-saw, gang-saw, n. an arrangement of saws set in one frame.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Various
He's true as the needle to the pole and the gang-saw to the plank.
Two Knapsacks
John Campbell
He can count more teeth than he ever saw at one time, except in a Saginaw gang-saw mill.
The World on Wheels and Other Sketches
Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor
A gang-saw is simply a series of straight saw-blades set in a vertical frame.
Handwork in Wood
William Noyes

British Dictionary definitions for gang saw

gang saw

noun

a saw having several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts

Derived Formsgang sawyer, noun

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