bucksaw

[ buhk-saw ]

/ ˈbʌkˌsɔ /

noun

a saw having a blade set across an upright frame or bow, used with both hands in cutting wood on a sawhorse.

Origin of bucksaw

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; buck³ + saw¹

Words nearby bucksaw

buckra, buck rabbit, buckraking, buckram, Bucks, bucksaw, Buck's extension, buck's fizz, buckshee, buckshot, buckskin

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Example sentences from the Web for bucksaw

That is what all the boys called a bucksaw when I went to school.
In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur
The doctor cheerfully complied, and shot some dope into my hide, and made his bucksaw fairly sail, until it struck a rusty nail.
Uncle Walt [Walt Mason]|Walt Mason
I tried to recall every kind of work that a bucksaw can be used for in the hope that that would suggest the name, but I failed.
In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur
Johnnie bent his back, and the bucksaw resumed its protesting skreek.
The Turtles of Tasman|Jack London

In another moment he would have knocked at the kitchen door, but the skreek of a bucksaw from the woodshed led him aside.
The Turtles of Tasman|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for bucksaw

bucksaw

/ (ˈbʌkˌsɔː) /

noun

a woodcutting saw having its blade set in a frame and tensioned by a turnbuckle across the back of the frame

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bucksaw
释义	bucksaw [ buhk-saw ] / ˈbʌkˌsɔ / noun a saw having a blade set across an upright frame or bow, used with both hands in cutting wood on a sawhorse. Origin of bucksaw An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; buck³ + saw¹ Words nearby bucksaw buckra, buck rabbit, buckraking, buckram, Bucks, bucksaw, Buck's extension, buck's fizz, buckshee, buckshot, buckskin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bucksaw That is what all the boys called a bucksaw when I went to school. In Pastures Green\|Peter McArthur The doctor cheerfully complied, and shot some dope into my hide, and made his bucksaw fairly sail, until it struck a rusty nail. Uncle Walt [Walt Mason]\|Walt Mason I tried to recall every kind of work that a bucksaw can be used for in the hope that that would suggest the name, but I failed. In Pastures Green\|Peter McArthur Johnnie bent his back, and the bucksaw resumed its protesting skreek. The Turtles of Tasman\|Jack London In another moment he would have knocked at the kitchen door, but the skreek of a bucksaw from the woodshed led him aside. The Turtles of Tasman\|Jack London British Dictionary definitions for bucksaw bucksaw / (ˈbʌkˌsɔː) / noun a woodcutting saw having its blade set in a frame and tensioned by a turnbuckle across the back of the frame Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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