Sawzall en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɑzˌɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈsɔːzˌɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɔzˌɔl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Marketing coinage for the tool; from saw; evoking the collocation saws all ("saws everything"); coined by Milkwaukee Tool for its Sawzall brand of reciprocating saw.
Meanings
- A sawzall, a reciprocating saw of the Sawzall brand from Milwaukee Tool.
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(alt-of, alternative, broadly) Alternative form of sawzall; A kind of reciprocating saw
alt of sawzall
With a Sawzall you can insert the blade between the king stud and header and cut all the nails (Figure 2-4). Without one, you'd be struggling with a nail puller.
1993, Mark Currie, Rough Framing Carpentry, page 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawzalls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |