sawblade

noun

Etymology

From saw + blade.

  1. inherited from *bladą
  2. inherited from *blad
  3. inherited from blæd
  4. inherited from blade
  5. compounded as sawblade — “saw + blade

Definitions

  1. The blade of a saw.

    • From inside the mill there came a whizzing, whirring, and clashing sound, and now and then a bright saw-blade flashed in the air, as if in combat with the spirits of the night, to cut the stumps and uneven ends off the logs.

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