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Definition of Two-handed saw
1. Noun. A saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people.
Specialized synonyms: Pitsaw
Generic synonyms: Saw
Derivative terms: Whipsaw
Lexicographical Neighbors of Two-handed Saw
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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