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Handsaw Moderate

Handsaw has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a saw used with one hand for cutting wood

2

A saw small enough to be used by one hand.

3

A heron.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
saw
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
backsaw compass saw coping saw crosscut saw keyhole saw pruning saw ripsaw

Origin

The word "handsaw" comes from Middle English, formed by combining the words for "hand" and "saw." It originally referred to a saw designed to be operated by hand.

Rhyming Words
saw resaw pitsaw consaw seesaw zigsaw jigsaw warsaw ripsaw hacksaw bucksaw backsaw withsaw gangsaw foresaw bandsaw bow saw hot saw rip saw skilsaw
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