saw set

noun

1. an instrument used to bend out slightly the point of each alternate tooth of a saw so that the kerf made by the saw will be wider than its blade.

saw set

noun

1. a tool used for setting the teeth of a saw, consisting of a type of clamp used to bend each tooth in turn at a slight angle to the plane of the saw to improve cutting, alternate teeth being bent in the same direction

Word History and Origins

Origin of saw set¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

We saw sets he’d designed, and he told me about fellow designers when we checked out their sets.

From Los Angeles Times

The venue, which the band had been due to play, hosted a memorial concert for them in April 2016, which saw sets from The Kooks, The Coral and Blossoms.

From BBC

“The saw sets the tempo the way a conductor directs an orchestra.”

From National Geographic

Here we had planted the greatest continuous row of cannon I ever saw set for work in a battle.

From Project Gutenberg

A great many so-called "saw sets" are found in the market, many of them built on wrong principles, as will be shown, and these are incapable of setting accurately.

From Project Gutenberg