单词 | to set a saw |
释义 | > as lemmasto set a saw a. To adjust (the teeth of a saw) by deflecting them alternately in opposite directions so as to produce a kerf of the required width. Also to set a saw. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > work with tools or equipment [verb (transitive)] > adjust (teeth of saw) set1678 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. v. 94 Then with the Saw wrest..they set the Teeth of the Saw. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iv. 84 Having your impatience soothed by the setting of a saw, close at your ear. 1845 P. Barlow Manuf. in Encycl. Metrop. VIII. 382/1 In sawing valuable timber the teeth are not turned out so much (or as the workmen term it, set so rank) as for coarse cheap stuff. < as lemmas |
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