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hack·saw

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NOUN:

A saw consisting of a tough, fine-toothed blade stretched taut in a frame, used for cutting metal.

ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration of Middle English hagge-saue, a kind of saw : haggen, to cut, chop ; see haggle + sawe, saw ; see saw¹

OTHER FORMS:
hacksaw(Verb)

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