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HACKSAW (hacksawn)
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Irregular inflected form: hacksawn
Dictionary entry overview: What does hacksaw mean?
• HACKSAW (noun)
The noun HACKSAW has 1 sense:
1. saw used with one hand for cutting metal
Familiarity information: HACKSAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Saw used with one hand for cutting metal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("hacksaw" is a kind of...):
saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)
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