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handsaw

American

[hand-saw] / ˈhændˌsɔ /

noun

any common saw see with a handle at one end for manual operation with one hand.

handsaw British

/ ˈhændˌsɔː /

noun

any saw for use in one hand only

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Etymology

Origin of handsaw

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; hand, saw ¹

Example Sentences

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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 • May 29, 2023

Wielding a folding handsaw, 75-year-old Bob Smith clambered through tangled undergrowth to prune trees bearing bright red beans.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2021

Expecting to work as a bartender, Mr. Jacomo ended up building some of the restaurant’s booths with plywood and a handsaw.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2020

You know, one of the images I found, actually, in early South Carolina was a white guy and a black guy working on opposite ends of the same handsaw, you know.

From Slate • May 18, 2015

It doesn’t matter that now the lieutenant is saying that the handsaw is just something he thinks about a lot.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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