Backsaw :: Backsaw (n.) A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back.

Bassaw :: Bassaw (n.) See Bashaw.

Bow-saw :: Bow-saw (n.) A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.

Buzzsaw :: Buzzsaw () A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.

Chickasaws :: Chickasaws (n. pl.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian) allied to the Choctaws. They formerly occupied the northern part of Alabama and Mississippi, but now live in the Indian Territory..

Crown-saw :: Crown-saw (n.) A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion..

Handsaw :: Handsaw (n.) A saw used with one hand.

Jacksaw :: Jacksaw (n.) The merganser.

Oversaw :: Oversaw (imp.) of Overse.

Resaw :: Resaw (v. t.) To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc..

Ripsaw :: Ripsaw (v. t.) A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used for cutting wood in the direction of the fiber; -- called also ripping saw..

Saw :: Saw () imp. of See.

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) Something said; speech; discourse.

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) A saying; a proverb; a maxim.

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) Dictate; command; decree.

Saw :: Saw (n.) An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing..

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble..

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel..

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air..

Saw :: Saw (v. i.) To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well..

Saw :: Saw (v. i.) To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast..

Saw :: Saw (v. i.) To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly..

Saw :: Saw (imp.) of Se.

Saw Palmetto :: Saw palmetto () See under Palmetto.

Saw-set :: Saw-set (n.) An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the thickness of the blade, to prevent friction; -- called also saw-wrest..

Saw-toothed :: Saw-toothed (a.) Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.

Saw-whet :: Saw-whet (n.) A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also Acadian owl..

Saw-wort :: Saw-wort (n.) Any plant of the composite genus Serratula; -- so named from the serrated leaves of most of the species.

Saw-wrest :: Saw-wrest (n.) See Saw-set.

Sawarra Nut :: Sawarra nut () See Souari nut.

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