coping saw

noun

A thin-bladed saw for cutting wood into curved shapes.

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Meanings

nouncoping saw (plural coping saws)

plural coping saws

  1. A thin-bladed saw for cutting wood into curved shapes.

    The coping saw, with its small U-shaped metal frame and 6-inch-long 14-point blade, is in a good many respects a bow saw in miniature.

    1998, Alan Bridgewater, How to Use & Care for Woodworking Tools, page 11

Translations

Finnish lehtisaha
  • lehtisahaa saw for cutting wood into curved shapes
French scie à chantourner
  • scie à chantournera saw for cutting wood into curved shapes
Māori kani ānau, kani whakaniko
  • kani ānaua saw for cutting wood into curved shapes
  • kani whakanikoa saw for cutting wood into curved shapes
Polish piła włosowa
  • piła włosowaa saw for cutting wood into curved shapes
Swedish lövsåg
  • lövsåga saw for cutting wood into curved shapes
Cite this entry
APA

coping saw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coping%20saw

MLA

“coping saw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coping%20saw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coping saw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coping%20saw.

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