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handsaw en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English handsawe, handsagh, equivalent to hand + saw. Cognate with West Frisian hânseage (“handsaw”), Dutch handzaag (“handsaw”), German Handsäge (“handsaw”), Danish håndsav (“handsaw”), Swedish handsåg (“handsaw”), Icelandic handsög (“handsaw”).

Meanings

  1. A saw small enough to be used by one hand.

Forms

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Coordinates

a handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge · crosscut saw · backsaw

Translations (55)

hi आरी (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · ja 手のこぎり (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · de Fuchsschwanz (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · cs ruční pila (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · nl handzaag (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · sq sharrë dore (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · ro fierăstrău de mână (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · az xırxı (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · uk ножі́вка (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · th ปื้น (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · cy llawlif (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · tr destere (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · sv fogsvans (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · ga sábh láimhe (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · pl piła (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · fr scie à main (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · et käsisaag (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · ja 手びきのこ (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · cs viděl (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · fi käsisaha (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · tl nakita (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · ms gergaji (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · gl serrón (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · az əl bıçqısı (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · fa دست اره (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · sv handsåg (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · uz qoʻllarra (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · af handsaag (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · be нажо́ўка (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · fr scie égoïne (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · vi cưa tay (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · fr égoïne (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · ca xerrac (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · cmn 手鋸 /手锯 (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · it saracco (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · az əl mişarı (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · et vukssaag (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · nb handsag (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · sh тестера (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · fa دستره (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · nb håndsag (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · tr testere (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · hu fűrész (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · sh testera (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · ka ხელის ხერხი (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · ru ручна́я пила́ (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · de Handsäge (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · bg ръчен трион (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · ru ножо́вка (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · id gergaji (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · pt serrote (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · tl nakakita (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · es serrucho (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · ota دستره (saw small enough to be used by one hand) · nn handsag (saw small enough to be used by one hand)

handsaw en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Corruption of heronshaw.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) A heron.
    • When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw. c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act II, scene II:

Forms

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