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  • noun Plural form of handsaw.

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Examples

  • I suggest you give handsaws a try even though New York knowing about handsaws is even more comic an idea unless the handsaw is littered or costs an arm and a leg.

    Knowing a hawk from a handsaw, pt 1 2008

  • Also, among his goals is the stocking of his business with other types of tools such as handsaws, hammers, and other products that are very necessary in the home.

    Kiva Loans 2010

  • In the old days, Mr. Solasz and his sons explain, butchers relied on handsaws and a daisy chain of meat hooks to break down sides into its familiar cuts such as briskets, chucks and sirloins.

    Where's the Beef? A Steak Makes a Long Journey Jessica Firger 2011

  • Now, I could interpret this through all kinds of Political Science theories, but hand puppets and handsaws aren't a bad analogy of US foreign policy over the past few decades.

    Lorelei Kelly: Getting Your Man to Commit Lorelei Kelly 2011

  • In the old days, Mr. Solasz and his sons explain, butchers relied on handsaws and a daisy chain of meat hooks to break down sides into its familiar cuts such as briskets, chucks and sirloins.

    Where's the Beef? A Steak Makes a Long Journey Jessica Firger 2011

  • A quality air tight stove is a necessity and it goes without saying take a couple good handsaws to cut wood.

    Wall tents 2009

  • In this case, the cocktail, which is little more than a few sticks of sugarcane steeped in rum, lime, and mint, requires a couple of people with handsaws to cut the tough cane into manageable pieces, two more with cleavers to pare away the bark, and anywhere from two to eight more cooks to trim the cane first into flat planks and then into precisely measured sticks.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • Now, I could interpret this through all kinds of Political Science theories, but hand puppets and handsaws aren't a bad analogy of US foreign policy over the past few decades.

    Lorelei Kelly: Getting Your Man to Commit Lorelei Kelly 2011

  • In this case, the cocktail, which is little more than a few sticks of sugarcane steeped in rum, lime, and mint, requires a couple of people with handsaws to cut the tough cane into manageable pieces, two more with cleavers to pare away the bark, and anywhere from two to eight more cooks to trim the cane first into flat planks and then into precisely measured sticks.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • A quality air tight stove is a necessity and it goes without saying take a couple good handsaws to cut wood.

    Wall tents 2009

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