"coping saw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coping saws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coping saw (plural coping saws)
  1. A thin-bladed saw for cutting wood into curved shapes. Categories (topical): Saws Coordinate_terms: fretsaw, jigsaw, sabre saw Translations (a saw for cutting wood into curved shapes): lehtisaha (Finnish), scie à chantourner (French), kani ānau (Maori), kani whakaniko (Maori), lövsåg [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-coping_saw-en-noun-egTQYHPw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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