Definition of saw

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

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Trepan :: Trepan (n.) A crown-saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the skull, turned, when used, like a bit or gimlet. See Trephine..
Pitman :: Pitman (n.) One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc..
Syenite :: Sye (imp.) Saw.
Seesaw :: Seesaw (n.) A plank or board adjusted for this play.
Tooth :: Tooth (v. t.) To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw..
Sawtooth :: Sawtooth (n.) An arctic seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), having the molars serrated; -- called also crab-eating seal..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc..
Flitch :: Flitch (n.) The outside piece of a sawed log; a slab.
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 :: Saw (v. t.) A saying; a proverb; a maxim.
Saw-wort :: Saw-wort (n.) Any plant of the composite genus Serratula; -- so named from the serrated leaves of most of the species.
Bascule :: Bascule (n.) In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls..
Burr :: Burr (n.) A small circular saw.
Sawceflem :: Sawceflem (a.) See Sauseflem.
Seigh :: Seigh () obs. imp. sing. of See. Saw.
Saw-toothed :: Saw-toothed (a.) Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.
Seesaw :: Seesaw (n.) A vibratory or reciprocating motion.
Such :: Such (a.) Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them better..
Lumber :: Lumber (n.) Timber sawed or split into the form of beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops, etc.; esp., that which is smaller than heavy timber..
Last :: Last (a.) At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York..
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