sawback
sawback · sawbacks
A back that is a saw or is sawlike in form, asA back (dorsal, spinal, or spinelike aspect) that is a saw or is sawlike in form, as: A ridge or mountain range whose silhouette is suggestive of sawteeth.
Meaning
2 sensesA back (dorsal, spinal, or spinelike aspect) that is a saw or is sawlike in form, as:
(attributive, often)A ridge or mountain range whose silhouette is suggestive of sawteeth.
Holonym: sierra
(attributive, often)A knife, often a machete, whose spine has sawteeth.
sawback knife sawback machete
Origin
From saw + back.From saw + back.
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