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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHand-saw
/ˈhænd.sɔː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A wood-working saw designed to be used with one hand, typically featuring a broad steel blade and a wooden or plastic handle.
"He used a hand-saw to cut the wooden planks to the correct length for the bookshelf." - 2
A general category of manually powered saws used for carpentry, construction, or pruning.
"Always keep a sharp hand-saw in your toolkit for quick adjustments on the job site."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'hand' (from Old English 'hand') combined with 'saw' (from Old English 'sagu', ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sago). The term historically emerged during the medieval period to distinguish manual cutting tools from larger frame or water-powered saws.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hand-saw" is said worldwide
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scie à main
Transliteration: si a mɛ̃
"Il a coupé la branche avec une scie à main."
Fuchsschwanz
Transliteration: ˈfʊxˌʃvant͡s
"Er sägte das Brett mit einem Fuchsschwanz ab."
sega a mano
Transliteration: ˈseːɡa a ˈmano
"Ha usato una sega a mano per tagliare il legno."
sierrucho
Transliteration: sjeˈrutʃo
"El carpintero cortó la tabla con un sierrucho."
serrote
Transliteration: seˈʁɔtʃi
"Ele usou um serrote para cortar a madeira."
हाथ की आरी
Transliteration: hath ki aari
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बढ़ई ने हाथ की आरी से लकड़ी काटी।"
手锯
Transliteration: shǒu jù
Script: 中文汉字
"木匠用手锯把木头截断。"
톱
Transliteration: top
Script: 한국어 한글
"목수가 톱으로 나무를 잘랐습니다."
両刃のこぎり
Transliteration: ryōba no nokogiri
Script: 日本語
"大工はのこぎりを使って木を切った。"
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