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rack saw

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noun

  1. building trades a wide-toothed saw

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Dodd, peering under the rack, saw him hasten and join the Honorable Archer Converse in the hotel lobby and they went up the broad stairs together.

From The Landloper by Day, Holman

The packing and its box, as applied to a rack saw bench is shown in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Later in the day the yard overseer, passing the rack, saw that the man was working with furious energy.

From The Landloper by Day, Holman

Feeling it best to be prepared for any eventuality, I selected a pistol from the rack, saw to its loading, and slipped the weapon into my pocket.

From Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" by Parrish, Randall