Hacksaw
[hak-saw] /ˈhækˌsɔ/
noun
1.
a for cutting metal, consisting typically of a narrow, fine-toothed blade fixed in a frame.
/ˈhækˌsɔː/
noun
1.
a handsaw for cutting metal, with a hard-steel blade in a frame under tension
verb -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed, -sawn (-ˌsɔːn)
2.
(transitive) to cut with a hacksaw
n.
first element from Old Norse höggva “to cut,” from PIE *kau- “to hew, strike” (see hew) + saw (n.).
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