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Crosscut saw

noun
1.
Handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis).  Synonyms: crosscut handsaw, cutoff saw.






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"Crosscut saw" Quotes from Famous Books



... lust for conquest hot in his blood, he filed upon a quarter-section of the timber almost on the shore of Humboldt Bay—land upon which a city subsequently was to be built. With his double-bitted axe and crosscut saw John Cardigan brought the first of the redwood giants crashing to the earth above which it had towered for twenty centuries, and in the form of split posts, railroad ties, pickets, and shakes, the fallen ...
— The Valley of the Giants • Peter B. Kyne

... won the log-chopping competition; and the Canadians won with the crosscut saw. A New Zealander won ...
— Letters from France • C. E. W. Bean

... perpendicular as they advance. They must have some hard jobs. I have just measured a poplar plank in front of a coffin manufactory, which I found to be 5 ft. 3 in. at the butt, 3 ft. 10 in. at the top, 8 feet long, and about 8 inches thick. For a crosscut saw they rig one like our wood-saw. I am sure it would deeply interest you to make a visit to Pekin and see how this ancient, patient, and industrious people do their work. It is truly painful to see how much time they spend in making the simplest ...
— Scientific American, Vol.22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 • Various



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