back saw

noun

1. a small handsaw stiffened along its upper edge by a metal section

Example Sentences

Chance looking back saw an invincible silent readiness and a pallor which might be that of any woman.

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After planing the two vanes to size, the joint must be laid out with knife and gage lines and cut out with back-saw and chisel.

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The portion cut off between the doorways can be sawed with the tip of the back-saw if the board is laid flat on the bench-hook.

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I happened to hear a footfall in the snow behind us, and looking back saw Ann Jane Foster going slow in easy hearing.

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When there he went on, and crossed the street, and looking back saw the club was lighted up.

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