handsaw
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of handsaw
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; hand, saw 1
Example Sentences
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A driver threatened to use an electric handsaw unless he was allowed through a closed road in Birmingham, while others had made threats with a crossbows and dogs.
From BBC
Keep a box with these essential basics: a tape measure, claw hammer, utility knife, level, crescent wrenches, hex keys, a handsaw, pliers, multiple screwdrivers and a collection of screws and nails.
From Seattle Times
With each turn opens a new phase of logging history: clear-cut, saplings, and stumps maybe as big as a Smart Car with chewed edges from a handsaw.
From Seattle Times
Adams uses a handsaw or occasionally a hatchet; volunteers aren’t allowed to use power tools or poisons.
From Seattle Times
She ridiculed Republicans’ immigration agenda, charging that “they want to build a $15 billion wall that a $15 handsaw can cut through.”
From Seattle Times
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