单词 | rug-saw |
释义 | rug-sawn. Scottish. Now rare. A two-handed saw. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > saw > [noun] > other saws handsaw1399 rug-saw1582 frame saw1633 nocksaw1659 bow-saw1678 lock saw1688 stadda1688 wire saw1688 panel saw1754 keyhole saw1761 web saw1799 table saw1832 rack saw1846 scroll-saw1851 fretsaw1865 back saw1874 foxtail-saw1874 tub-saw1874 gullet-saw1875 Swede saw1934 1582 Edinb. Test. XI. f. 211v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Ane rug saw, ane hand saw, ane bow saw, ane arme saw. 1626 in J. Imrie & J. G. Dunbar Accts. Masters of Wks. (1982) II. 194 For ane great roug saw, iiii lib. vi s. viii d. 1662 Answers Some Brethren to Replyes of Ministers in Aberdeen conc. Late Covenant 58 We are ashamed to draw this rug-saw of contention to and fro in a continuall reciprocation. 1676 in P. H. Brown Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1911) 3rd Ser. IV. 571 All boddin in feir of weir..provyded with gavelocks, rugsawes, axes, spaids. 1751 Atholl MSS in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. 508/1 To one Steel platte Ruge Saw set and sherped mounted with handels &c. 1797 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIX. 135 The spears were of such a size that a rugg saw was made out of each. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Rug-saw, said to be a wide-toothed saw. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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