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hacksaw

or hack saw

[ hak-saw ]

noun

  1. a saw see for cutting metal, consisting typically of a narrow, fine-toothed blade fixed in a frame.


hacksaw

/ ˈhækˌsɔː /

noun

  1. a handsaw for cutting metal, with a hard-steel blade in a frame under tension
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to cut with a hacksaw
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hacksaw1

First recorded in 1645–55; hack 1 + saw 1
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Example Sentences

This year, the brand’s designers took a hacksaw to the once-traditional nose and tail, adding a more angular, geometric look.

They dress in clothing from the flophouse lost-and-found and are groomed with a hacksaw and gravel rake.

But Switzer, one of college football's finest hacksaw butchers, still knew a good cut of meat.

In an emergency an ordinary hacksaw blade may be made to serve very acceptably as a paper perforator.

Still one might be nicked with a hacksaw and left to break with the shock when the next log ran down the slide.

The rudder-post should be a piece of brass rod so thick that it can be split with a hacksaw.

The hub is clamped between two boards placed in the vise, and a hacksaw is used to cut a slot in the hub.

With a hacksaw this is cut off in a sloping direction with an angle to correspond with the slope in the bottom of the dry-dock.

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