a saw for cutting metal, consisting of a narrow, fine-toothed blade held in a frame
also written hack saw
hacksaw
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hacksaw
noun
A saw consisting of a tough, fine-toothed blade stretched taut in a frame, used for cutting metal.
Origin of hacksaw
Alteration of Middle English hagge-saue a kind of saw haggen to cut, chop ; see haggle . sawe saw ; see saw 1.Related Forms:
- hack′saw′
verb
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present hacksaws, present participle hacksawing, simple past and past participle hacksawed)
- To cut with a hacksaw.
- This bolt is so rusted I'll have to hacksaw it off.
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