frame sawn.
/ˈfreɪm ˌsɔː/, U.S. /ˈfreɪm ˌsɔ/, /ˈfreɪm ˌsɑ/ A saw with a thin blade which is kept rigid by being stretched in a frame.
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handsaw1399
rug-saw1582
frame saw1633
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bow-saw1678
lock saw1688
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wire saw1688
panel saw1754
keyhole saw1761
web saw1799
table saw1832
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scroll-saw1851
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gullet-saw1875
Swede saw1934
1633 in N. Bouton Provinc. Papers New-Hampsh. (1867) I. 77 In the Garrett... 3 whipp sawes, 1 frame sawe.
1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. vi. 99 The office of the Cheeks made to the Frame-Saw is, by the twisted Cord and Tongue..to..strain the Blade of the Saw the straighter.
1734 Builder's Dict. II. at Saw The Hand-saw is made for a single Man's Use. Of which there are various Kinds, as the Bow or Frame Saw, furnish'd with Cheeks.
1759 N. Salmon Short View of Families Sc. Nobility 4 He and his servant..took a frame-saw, with which they stood cutting through an oak-tree when the pursuers passed by.
1832 C. Babbage Econ. Machinery & Manuf. xxi. 180 The horny exterior is then cut into three portions by means of a frame-saw.
1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. vii. 130 The teeth of the larger descriptions of comb are..cut one out of the other with a thin frame saw.
1910 Encycl. Brit. IV. 521/2 For cutting soft bricks, such as rubbers.., a frame saw with a blade of soft iron wire is used.
1972 Pract. Motorist Oct. 212/1 A ‘junior’ frame saw is a useful back-up, since it's small enough to travel with any tool kit.
2006 Good Woodworking June 17/2 Straight saw kerfs across the grain with even spacing are from a reciprocating frame saw.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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