hacksaw

hack-saw · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A saw with a narrow fine-toothed blade set in a frame, used especially for cutting metal.

  2. 2.

    (As verb) To cut with a hacksaw.

Forms

plural: hacksaws

Related words

See also: metalwork, saw, tool
Synonyms: bow saw, metal saw

Etymology

Compound of hack "to cut roughly" + saw, from the tool's ability to cut through tough materials like metal.