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fret saw
fret saw
noun
- a fine-toothed saw with a long thin narrow blade, used for cutting designs in thin wood or metal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fret saw1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
Outside a dry-fly rasped the brooding silence up and down with its fret-saw refrain.
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If you have a fret saw, and can use it cleverly, you can make at home as good a puzzle as any that can be bought.
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The wheels should be cut with a fret saw, if you possess one.
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The cutting of the hub is not a very difficult matter if you have a fret saw.
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A hand fret-saw, for a collection of minerals and Indian curiosities.
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