Crosscut saw Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis)
    cutoff saw; crosscut handsaw.

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Definitions
  1. . (a) A saw, the teeth of which are so set as to adapt it for sawing wood crosswise of the grain rather than lengthwise. (b) A saw managed by two men, one at each end, for cutting large logs crosswise.

Webster 1913