noun
hacksaw
noun
1
A hand saw with a thin, tensioned blade, used mainly for cutting metal.
"He used a hacksaw to trim the metal pipe to length."
verb
1
To cut something using a hacksaw.
"She hacksawed through the old padlock."
How to Use Hacksaw
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA saw designed for cutting metal, with a thin replaceable blade held under tension in a frame.
Word Forms
hacksawed past tense, hacksawn past tense, hacksaws plural, hacksaws singular
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Etymology
From hack plus saw; first recorded in English in 1867.