† nocksawn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A small saw for cutting nocks in bows or arrows.
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handsaw1399
rug-saw1582
frame saw1633
nocksaw1659
bow-saw1678
lock saw1688
stadda1688
wire saw1688
panel saw1754
keyhole saw1761
web saw1799
table saw1832
rack saw1846
scroll-saw1851
fretsaw1865
back saw1874
foxtail-saw1874
tub-saw1874
gullet-saw1875
Swede saw1934
1659 J. Howell Particular Vocab. §li, in Lex. Tetraglotton (1660) A thwitting knife, nocksaws, a rasp, a riper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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