handsaw
A saw small enough to be used by one handA saw small enough to be used by one hand.
» Ziri used a handsaw to remove the ivy stem without damaging the tree trunk.
Meaning
2 sensesA saw small enough to be used by one hand.
Fuchsschwanz, Handsäge
ножо́вкаnožóvka, ручна́я пила́ručnája pilá
ножі́вкаnožívka
a saw used with one hand for cutting wood
(obsolete)A heron.
Examples
4 sentencesZiri used a handsaw to remove the ivy stem without damaging the tree trunk.
This is a handsaw.
ruЭто пила.
Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his handsaw.
I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English handsawe, handsagh, equivalent to hand + saw. Cognate with West FrisiaFrom Middle English handsawe, handsagh, equivalent to hand + saw. Cognate with West Frisian hânseage (“handsaw”), Dutch handzaag (“handsaw”),
Corruption of heronshaw.
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Forms
plural: handsawsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a saw used with one hand for cutting wood:hand sawcarpenter's saw