Definitions for hacksaw

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hack′saw`(n.)

or hack′ saw`

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

    Category: Building Trades

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hacksaw, hack saw, metal saw(noun)

    saw used with one hand for cutting metal

Wiktionary

  1. hacksaw(Noun)

    A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal

  2. hacksaw(Verb)

    To cut with a hacksaw.

    This bolt is so rusted I'll have to hacksaw it off.


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

hacksaw(noun)

a saw for cutting metals.

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