crosscut saw

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crosscut saw (plural crosscut saws)

  1. (forestry, logging) A saw used to cut wood across the grain.
    • 2001, Percival Everett, Erasure, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 5:
      Crosscut teeth make a wider path, are raked back and beveled to points. The points allow the crosscut saw to score and cleave the grain cleanly.

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