saw-toothed
AmericanEtymology
Origin of saw-toothed
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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His injuries showed he was attacked with a "saw-toothed" weapon, which has never been found.
From BBC
An emaciated alligator found in Prospect Park last week was the latest in a long line of saw-toothed reptiles found all over New York City, raising several obvious questions: What?
From New York Times
I wriggled out of my mitten and traced a leaf’s sharp, diagonal veins, its saw-toothed sides.
From New York Times
Fripp’s guitar riffs are saw-toothed and dissonant; his solos lines slice and sear.
From New York Times
A swath of bright-green, veined leaves, kidney-shaped around a central stem, with rounded, saw-toothed edges.
From Seattle Times
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