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bucksaw
/ ˈbʌkˌsɔː /
noun
- a woodcutting saw having its blade set in a frame and tensioned by a turnbuckle across the back of the frame
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Example Sentences
Two people use this wire saw much like lumberjacks use a two-man bucksaw on a log.
From Seattle Times
He found an antique bucksaw of wood and wire that he used to saw the dead trees to length.
From Literature
George was out there with a chisel-toothed bucksaw, his wool hat perched on top of his balding head, working on it in the storm.
From Literature
Here he found the bucksaw, and cut off a number of short lengths of wood.
From Project Gutenberg
The next sight was a ship yard where four or five whip saws were kept going; their whip saw is rigged like a bucksaw only the saw instead of the stick, is in the centre.
From Project Gutenberg
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