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LUMBERMAN'S SAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lumberman's saw mean? 

LUMBERMAN'S SAW (noun)
  The noun LUMBERMAN'S SAW has 1 sense:

1. a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two peopleplay

  Familiarity information: LUMBERMAN'S SAW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LUMBERMAN'S SAW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lumberman's saw; two-handed saw; two-man saw; whipsaw

Hypernyms ("lumberman's saw" is a kind of...):

saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lumberman's saw"):

pitsaw (a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below)


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