Definition of Chain saw

1. Noun. Portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain.

Exact synonyms: Chainsaw
Generic synonyms: Power Saw, Saw, Sawing Machine

Definition of Chain saw

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of chainsaw) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chain Saw

chain lightning
chain locker
chain lockers
chain mail
chain of custody
chain of mountains
chain of title
chain pickerel
chain pike
chain printer
chain pump
chain reaction
chain reactions
chain reactor
chain reflex
chain saw (current term)
chain saws
chain smoker
chain stitch
chain stitches
chain store
chain stores
chain story
chain tongs
chain tower
chain towers
chain up
chain wrench
chainage
chainages

Literary usage of Chain saw

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

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1847)
"One end of the chain-saw was now passed along the blade of the knife, or rather an eyed tube, armed with a ligature previously attached to the saw, ..."

2. The Principles of Surgery and Surgical Pathology: General Rules Governing by Hermann Tillmanns (1894)
"The chain saw is carried around behind the bone either by the hand, or a ligature threaded on a blunt curved needle, or a curved probe with an eye at the ..."

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