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fretsaw

noun

Etymology

From fret + saw.

  1. inherited from sawen
  2. derived from *sek-✻ — “to cut”
  3. inherited from *sagô✻
  4. inherited from *sagu✻
  5. inherited from saga
  6. inherited from sawe
  7. compounded as fretsaw — “fret + saw”

Definitions

  1. A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension,…

    A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.

    • She led Dr Grimsby out to the workshop, where Peter was at work on the marquetry table. He had the two veneers clamped together and was cutting the inlay pattern with the finest of fretsaws.

  2. To cut with a fretsaw.

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