"backsaw" meaning in All languages combined

See backsaw on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: backsaws [plural]
Etymology: From back + saw. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|saw}} back + saw Head templates: {{en-noun}} backsaw (plural backsaws)
  1. A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge. Translations (type of handsaw): čepovka [feminine] (Czech), kapzaag [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), tapisaag (Estonian), roogsaag (Estonian), selkäsaha (Finnish), scie à dos [feminine] (French), Feinsäge [feminine] (German), sega a dorso [feminine] (Italian), bakksag (Norwegian), ryggsag (Norwegian), serrote de costa [masculine] (Portuguese), serrucho de costilla [feminine] (Spanish), ryggsåg [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-backsaw-en-noun-wn6fsrNc

Verb [English]

Forms: backsaws [present, singular, third-person], backsawing [participle, present], backsawed [past], backsawed [participle, past], backsawn [participle, past]
Etymology: From back + saw. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|saw}} back + saw Head templates: {{en-verb|past_ptc2=backsawn}} backsaw (third-person singular simple present backsaws, present participle backsawing, simple past backsawed, past participle backsawed or backsawn)
  1. (transitive) To cut with a backsaw. Tags: transitive
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Inflected forms

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