单词 | chainsaw |
释义 | > as lemmaschainsaw chainsaw n. (a) Surgery a vertebrated saw forming a chain, having hook and handle at either extremity; (b) see quots. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical instruments > [noun] > other saws bone saw1833 chainsaw1846 society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > saw > [noun] > power saws > other power saws belt saw1819 chainsaw1846 butter1850 bandsaw1864 resaw1876 sabre saw1953 pendulum saw1958 1846 F. Brittan tr. J. F. Malgaigne Man. Operative Surg. x. 184 You may use the ordinary or chain-saw. 1862 Med. Times II. 264 Plate of T. Matthew's chain-saw. 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Chain saw,..a large saw for cutting coal, as one set with chisel points. 1957 Gloss. Terms Stone in Build. (B.S.I.) 13 Chain saw, a power-driven saw consisting of a chain which has cutting tips attached to the links. 1958 Times 18 Oct. 9/1 With a chain saw we can cut a cord of wood into logs in two Saturday afternoons. < as lemmas |
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