"crosscut saw" meaning in All languages combined

See crosscut saw on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: crosscut saws [plural], cross-cut saw [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crosscut saw (plural crosscut saws)
  1. (forestry, timber industry) A saw used to cut wood across the grain. Synonyms: crosscutter Translations (saw for cutting across the grain): katkaisusaha (Finnish), Fuchsschwanz [masculine] (German), cros-sábh [masculine] (Irish), kani tōpeka (Māori), kani tāmaku (Māori), piła poprzeczna [feminine] (Polish), stocksåg [common-gender] (Swedish), lagaring-pamutol (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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