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crosscut saw en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:timber industry) A saw used to cut wood across the grain.
    • Crosscut teeth make a wider path, are raked back and beveled to points. The points allow the crosscut saw to score and cleave the grain cleanly. 2001, Percival Everett, Erasure, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 5:

Forms

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crosscut saws Number=Plur lexicographic
cross-cut saw alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

crosscutter

Translations (8)

de Fuchsschwanz (saw for cutting across the grain) · fi katkaisusaha (saw for cutting across the grain) · tl lagaring-pamutol (saw for cutting across the grain) · ga cros-sábh (saw for cutting across the grain) · mi kani tōpeka (saw for cutting across the grain) · sv stocksåg (saw for cutting across the grain) · mi kani tāmaku (saw for cutting across the grain) · pl piła poprzeczna (saw for cutting across the grain)