Any of various types of saw able to be worked with one hand.

A two-handed saw. Also figurative.

A saw with a thin blade which is kept rigid by being stretched in a frame.

A small saw for cutting nocks in bows or arrows.

a saw with a narrow blade stretched in a strong frame as the bowstring in the bow.

a long, slender, tapering saw, used to cut a hole in a door for a lock.

(See quot. 1846.)

a kind of saw (used esp. in cutting stone) the cutting blade of which is made of wire.

a light saw with fine teeth, for cutting wood thinly.

a saw with a long narrow blade for cutting small holes such as keyholes.

any of several types of saw consisting of a thin, flexible blade held taut within a rectangular frame.

(originally) †a saw used in making a table (obsolete); (now) a small machine-operated saw fitted to a table.

(a) a saw with widely set teeth (now rare); (b) (also rack saw bench) a large circular or band saw with a travelling table operated by a rack…

a saw for cutting scrolls.

A saw used for fret-cutting.

(see quot.).

a cylindrical saw.

(see sense 6).

= Swedish, adj.; spec. in Swede saw, a type of saw having a bow-like tubular frame and a sharp blade with many cutting teeth.