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Definition of Bucksaw
1. Noun. A saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck.
Definition of Bucksaw
1. Noun. A saw, in a metal frame, used to cut lengths of wood ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bucksaw
1. a wood-cutting saw [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bucksaw
Literary usage of Bucksaw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventures in Stewardship by Ralph Spaulding Cushman, Martha F. Bellinger (1919)
"bucksaw AND WOOD PILE Here is a pastor'who regards the Centenary as better ...
"A Turkish bath may be all right, but a bucksaw and a wood pile are better; ..."
2. The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City by Laura Lee Hope (1917)
"G'lang there, bucksaw." "Is that the name of your horse?" "Yes. bucksaw is his name.
Pretty good for a woodchopper's horse, I guess," and the old man smiled ..."
3. Goodwin's Official Annual Turf Guide for ...Horse racing (1897)
"2758" bucksaw- (FH Curran). 2731 105. U. Hill 1 2758* Tempo, 110 0. Relit 2 La
Grange, ... 110: ran. Betting: 3 Stanhope; 5 Tempo; « ea. bucksaw and Grange. ..."
4. Technology Review by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Association of Class Secretaries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association (1899)
"... years since graduation, except a few in applied mechanics, in which one and
then another demonstrated his fitness at the bucksaw and the pump handle, ..."
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