Hacksaw Definition

hăksô
noun
A saw for cutting metal, consisting of a narrow, fine-toothed blade held in a frame.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • metal saw
  • hack-saw
verb

To cut with a hacksaw.

This bolt is so rusted I'll have to hacksaw it off.
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Other Word Forms of Hacksaw

Noun

Singular:
hacksaw
Plural:
hacksaws

Origin of Hacksaw

  • Alteration of Middle English hagge-saue a kind of saw haggen to cut, chop haggle sawe saw saw1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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