gang saw

American  

noun

1. a saw having several parallel blades for making simultaneous cuts.

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gang saw British  

noun

1. a saw having several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts

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Other Word Forms

• gang sawyer noun

Etymology

Origin of gang saw

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

All the men of the railroad president's gang saw was the gigantic Koku coming along in great strides, bearing the unconscious O'Malley, who was a burly fellow, as though he were a featherweight.

From Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

None of your gang saw him; but, as you can imagine, he was mightily surprised to see a mail-coach and team come jolting and floundering down that byroad.

From Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne by Avery, Harold

Tom and Ned, not to mention Mr. Damon, Koku and every loyal member of the steel working gang, saw to it that there was no hitch.

From Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

But Bull and his gang saw fit to omit that part of the story.

From A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism by Sinclair, Upton

It may be that one of the gang saw me digging there last night and assumed that I knew more than I really do.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel