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  • noun Plural form of sawtooth.

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Examples

  • Through the sawteeth of his headache he grappled with the question.

    Son of a Witch Maguire, Gregory 2005

  • The sawteeth of the great spider behemoth bit into the trees, and sawdust and bark flew in all directions as it chewed its way into the jungle.

    The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998

  • The sawteeth of the great spider behemoth bit into the trees, and sawdust and bark flew in all directions as it chewed its way into the jungle.

    The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998

  • Yes, that's the teeth of a saw, the sawteeth of a rat, chewing on a bedpost, sharpening its fangs before climbing up here.

    the secret sense Tan, Amy 1995

  • However, special knowledge and equipment is required in processing cocowood, as each portion of the coconut trunk has a different density and strength, and its high silica content and hard outer portion causes rapid dulling of sawteeth (requiring special tungsten-carbide blades).

    Chapter 4 1988

  • Vicious silicate sawteeth began to grind against the duralloy.

    Sentenced To Prism Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1985

  • On the belt as well was a black-sheathed, black-handled Gerber MkII fighting knife with double-edged stainless blade with sawteeth near the double-quillon guard on each side.

    The End Is Coming Ahern, Jerry 1984

  • "I'd better fix this saw so they can't be using it if they come back," said Freckles, taking out his hatchet and making sawteeth fly.

    Freckles 1904

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