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jigsaw definition

☆ jig·saw (jig′sô′)

noun

an electric saw with a narrow blade set in a frame, that moves with an up-and-down motion for cutting curves or ornamental patterns
also jig saw

Etymology: jig, v. + saw

transitive verb

to cut or form with a jigsaw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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