handsaw

== English == === Pronunciation === === Alternative forms === hand saw === Etymology 1 === From Middle English handsawe, handsagh, equivalent to hand +‎ saw. Cognate with West Frisian hânseage (“handsaw”), Dutch handzaag (“handsaw”), German Handsäge (“handsaw”), Danish håndsav (“handsaw”), Swedish handsåg (“handsaw”), Icelandic handsög (“handsaw”). ==== Noun ==== handsaw (plural handsaws) A saw small enough to be used by one hand. ===== Coordinate terms ===== backsaw, a handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge crosscut saw ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Corruption of heronshaw. ==== Noun ==== handsaw (plural handsaws) (obsolete) A heron. === Anagrams === Dashnaw, Dhawans