"sawback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sawbacks [plural]
Etymology: From saw + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|saw|back}} saw + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} sawback (plural sawbacks)
  1. (often attributive) A back (dorsal, spinal, or spinelike aspect) that is a saw or is sawlike in form, as:
    A ridge or mountain range whose silhouette is suggestive of sawteeth.
    Tags: attributive, often
    Sense id: en-sawback-en-noun-vqhL1Ri4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. (often attributive) A back (dorsal, spinal, or spinelike aspect) that is a saw or is sawlike in form, as:
    A knife, often a machete, whose spine has sawteeth.
    Tags: attributive, often
    Sense id: en-sawback-en-noun-HMiXfs8x Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: saw-edged, sawlike, sawtooth, saw-tooth, saw-toothed, sawtoothed, Montserrat, serrated, serration

Inflected forms

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