fretsaw
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Etymology
Noun
fretsaw (plural fretsaws)
- A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.
- Coordinate terms: coping saw, scroll saw
- 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 77:
- She led Dr Grimsby out to the workshop, where Peter was at work on the marquetry table. He had the two veneers clamped together and was cutting the inlay pattern with the finest of fretsaws.
Translations
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Verb
fretsaw (third-person singular simple present fretsaws, present participle fretsawing, simple past fretsawed, past participle fretsawed or fretsawn)
- (transitive) To cut with a fretsaw.
