sawback

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noun The larva of Nerice bidentata, an American bombycid moth, the dorsum of whose abdomen is serrate.

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It has a "sawback" handle and double set triggers.

Does anyone else shoot a Flintlock muzzleloader? If so what is it? Do you have a good source for flints? 2009
It has a "sawback" handle and double set triggers.

Does anyone else shoot a Flintlock muzzleloader? If so what is it? Do you have a good source for flints? 2009
I have a sawback flintlock pistol that replicates a dueler (a Traditions Trapper) in 50 caliber.

Transmitting History 2008
I had a Buckmaster survival knife with a hollow handle and a sawback.

A Knife for the Next Depression 2008
In addition to Gulf sturgeon, ringed sawback turtles and heelsplitter mussels were among the dead.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011
In addition to Gulf sturgeon, ringed sawback turtles and heelsplitter mussels were among the dead.

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011
"So" I thought to myself, "how is it possible to produce a wine, bottle it, ship it halfway across the world, and sell it all for less than a sawback?"

Aspen Times - Top Stories Kelly J. Hayes Aspen Times Weekly 2010