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  • 61coping saw — n. a D shaped saw for cutting curves in wood. Etymology: cope cut wood f. OF coper: see COPE(1) * * * ˈcoping saw 7 noun a ↑saw with a very narrow blade and a frame shaped like a D, used for cutting curves in wood   …

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  • 62jig|saw — «JIHG SAW», noun, verb, sawed, sawed or sawn, saw|ing, adjective. –n. 1. a saw with a narrow blade mounted in a frame and worked with an up and down motion, used to cut curves or irregular lines. 2. = jigsaw puzzle. (Cf. ↑jig …

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  • 63Bow-saw — n. A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 64tenant saw — Tenon Ten on, n. [F., fr. tenir to hold. See {Tenable}.] (Carp. & Join.) A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a… …

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  • 65Tenon saw — Tenon Ten on, n. [F., fr. tenir to hold. See {Tenable}.] (Carp. & Join.) A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a… …

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  • 66scroll-saw — /ˈskroʊl sɔ/ (say skrohl saw) noun 1. a narrow saw mounted vertically in a frame and operated with an up and down motion, used for cutting curved ornamental designs. 2. such a saw mounted in a power driven machine …

  • 67vertical saw — noun 1. : a saw (as a muley saw) whose supporting frame moves in vertical guides 2. : a circular saw operating in a vertical plane …

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  • 68turning-saw — turnˈing saw noun A sweep saw, a thin bladed saw held taut in a frame, used for cutting in curves • • • Main Entry: ↑turn …

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  • 69Pit saw — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… …

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  • 70scroll saw — 1. a narrow saw mounted vertically in a frame and operated with an up and down motion, used for cutting curved ornamental designs. 2. such a saw mounted in a power driven machine. [1850 55] * * * …

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