a saw with a blade designed to cut across the grain of wood
crosscut saw in American English
noun
a saw for cutting wood perpendicular to the grain
Word origin
[1635–45, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1635–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coordinate, focus, intaglio, naturalism, recruit
Examples of 'crosscut saw' in a sentence
crosscut saw
I showed more promise with the crosscut saw.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
As a schoolboy, he cut logs for a dollar a day with a two-man, crosscut saw, right beside the grown men.
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