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TWO-HANDED SAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does two-handed saw mean?
• TWO-HANDED SAW (noun)
The noun TWO-HANDED SAW has 1 sense:
1. a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people
Familiarity information: TWO-HANDED SAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("two-handed saw" is a kind of...):
saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "two-handed 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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