hacksaw
[
hak
-saw]
/ˈhækˌsɔ/
noun
1.
a
saw
for cutting metal, consisting typically of a narrow, fine-toothed blade fixed in a frame.
Also,
hack saw
.
Origin
1645-55;
hack
1
+
saw
1
Examples from the web for
hacksaw
Only the grit was useful, mostly for industrial applications such as dental drills and
hacksaw
blades.
G--Use a
hacksaw
to trim off the excess handle and wedge flush with the tool head.
Cuts bars to required lengths using
hacksaw
, bar cutters or acetylene torch.
hacksaw
marks on gage ladder bracket on landward side of gage house.
If rock or boulders are encountered before the driftpin is driven its full length, it will have to be cut off with a
hacksaw
.
British Dictionary definitions for
hacksaw
hacksaw
/
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
Word Origin and History for
hacksaw
n.
first element from Old Norse
höggva
"to cut," from PIE
*kau-
"to hew, strike" (see
hew
) +
saw
(n.).