saw set

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noun

an instrument used to bend out slightly the point of each alternate tooth of a saw so that the kerf made by the saw will be wider than its blade.

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Origin of saw set

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby saw set

Sawney, sawn-off, saw-off, saw palmetto, saw pit, saw set, sawtimber, sawtooth, saw-toothed, sawtooth roof, saw-whet owl

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How to use saw set in a sentence

He passed into the room from which the other man had come, and saw set out there his supper.
Jimmy Quixote|Tom Gallon
The saw kerf is about 3⁄32″ wide for a nine-tooth saw set for unkilned lumber or dimension stuff.
Farm Mechanics|Herbert A. Shearer
Make a saw-set gauge out of a piece of flat iron or steel one inch wide and about four inches long.
Farm Mechanics|Herbert A. Shearer
With the home-made saw-set bend the saw teeth outward until the points just miss the iron gauge in the corner notch.
Farm Mechanics|Herbert A. Shearer

Looking up at the walls I saw set in the timber a number of holes cleanly bored.
Cumner & South Sea Folk, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for saw set

saw set

noun

a tool used for setting the teeth of a saw, consisting of a type of clamp used to bend each tooth in turn at a slight angle to the plane of the saw to improve cutting, alternate teeth being bent in the same direction

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