PITSAW

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pitsaw" is a kind of...):

lumberman's saw; two-handed saw; two-man saw; whipsaw (a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people)

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