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LUMBERMAN'S SAW

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Dictionary entry overview: What does lumberman's saw mean?

• LUMBERMAN'S SAW (noun)
The noun LUMBERMAN'S SAW has 1 sense:

1. a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

Familiarity information: LUMBERMAN'S SAW used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LUMBERMAN'S SAW (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lumberman's saw; two-handed saw; two-man saw; whipsaw

Hypernyms ("lumberman's saw" is a kind of...):

saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lumberman's saw"):

pitsaw (a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below)

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