Definition of Two-handed saw

1. Noun. A saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people.

Exact synonyms: Lumberman's Saw, Two-man Saw, Whipsaw
Specialized synonyms: Pitsaw
Generic synonyms: Saw
Derivative terms: Whipsaw

Lexicographical Neighbors of Two-handed Saw

two-eyed violet
two-faced
two-facedly
two-fingered typing
two-fisted
two-fisted drinker
two-fold
two-footed
two-four
two-fours
two-grain spelt
two-hand
two-handed
two-handed backhand
two-handed saw (current term)
two-hander
two-headed
two-hitter
two-hundredth
two-lane
two-legged
two-liter
two-man tent
two-minute silence
two-minute silences
two-minute warning

Literary usage of Two-handed saw

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1892)
"mention any words implying the idea of a two-handed saw.) "Were such the case the great heat generated by two-handed work would soon have .softened the ..."

2. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and by William Nicholson (1821)
"But, of all mechanics, none have so many saws as the joiners; the chief are as follows : the pit-saw, which is a large two-handed saw, used to saw timber in ..."

3. Intarsia and Marquetry by Frederick Hamilton Jackson (1903)
"0 20 A two-handed axe, 0 25 A two-handed saw with a file, .... 0 60 A cutting saw, 0 25 Two stools, - - 0 16 Nine presses (clamps), . ..."

4. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"TWO-HANDED FELLOWS. Those who are both seamen and soldiers, or artificers; as the marines and, specially, marine artillerymen. two-handed saw. ..."

5. The Book of English Trades, and Library of the Useful Arts.: And Library of by John Souter (1818)
"The pit-saw, which is a large two-handed saw, used to saw timber in pits; this is chiefly used by the sawyers. The hand-saw is made to be used by one man ..."

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