hacksaw

or hack saw

[ hak-saw ]

noun

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

hacksaw

/ ˈhækˌsɔː /

noun

1. a handsaw for cutting metal, with a hard-steel blade in a frame under tension

verb

1. tr to cut with a hacksaw

Word History and Origins

Origin of hacksaw¹

First recorded in 1645–55; hack ¹ + saw ¹

Example Sentences

Recently, former co-worker Andrew Garfield has praised his "Hacksaw Ridge" director for having "done a lot of beautiful healing with himself."

From Salon

Prosecutors have said that starting Jan. 1 and for several days after, Brian Walshe made multiple online searches for “dismemberment and best ways to dispose of a body,” “how long before a body starts to smell” and “hacksaw best tool to dismember.”

From Seattle Times

After keeping a lower profile for years, however, Gibson, with support from top stars like Robert Downey Jr. and Jodie Foster, has mounted a comeback, receiving an Oscar nomination for directing “Hacksaw Ridge” in 2017 and directing Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Dockery in an upcoming thriller, “Flight Risk.”

From Los Angeles Times

A skeleton crew of editors needed to take a hacksaw through the December issue of Artforum magazine.

From New York Times

In 1987 he and Hacksaw Jim Duggan — a babyface, as good-guy wrestlers are known — were arrested on the New Jersey Turnpike after police officers found cocaine and marijuana in their car.

From New York Times