hacksaw

or hack saw

[ hak-saw ]

/ ˈhækˌsɔ /

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noun

a saw for cutting metal, consisting typically of a narrow, fine-toothed blade fixed in a frame.

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Origin of hacksaw

First recorded in 1645–55; hack¹ + saw¹

Words nearby hacksaw

hackmatack, hackney, hackney coach, hackneyed, hack off, hacksaw, hacktivism, hacktivist, hackwork, Hacky Sack, had

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How to use hacksaw in a sentence

This year, the brand’s designers took a hacksaw to the once-traditional nose and tail, adding a more angular, geometric look.
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They dress in clothing from the flophouse lost-and-found and are groomed with a hacksaw and gravel rake.
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But Switzer, one of college football's finest hacksaw butchers, still knew a good cut of meat.
The Greatest Football Player That Never Was|Buzz Bissinger|February 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In an emergency an ordinary hacksaw blade may be made to serve very acceptably as a paper perforator.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

Still one might be nicked with a hacksaw and left to break with the shock when the next log ran down the slide.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
The rudder-post should be a piece of brass rod so thick that it can be split with a hacksaw.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
The hub is clamped between two boards placed in the vise, and a hacksaw is used to cut a slot in the hub.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
With a hacksaw this is cut off in a sloping direction with an angle to correspond with the slope in the bottom of the dry-dock.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates

British Dictionary definitions for hacksaw

hacksaw

/ (ˈhækˌsɔː) /

noun

a handsaw for cutting metal, with a hard-steel blade in a frame under tension

verb -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed or -sawn (-ˌsɔːn)

(tr) to cut with a hacksaw

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