crosscut saw

noun

A saw used to cut wood across the grain.

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crosscuttercrosscut handsawcutoff saw
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Meanings

nouncrosscut saw (plural crosscut saws)

plural crosscut saws · alternative cross-cut saw

  1. timber industrybusinessA saw used to cut wood across the grain.

    Crosscut teeth make a wider path, are raked back and beveled to points. The points allow the crosscut saw to score and cleave the grain cleanly.

    2001, Percival Everett, Erasure, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 5

    Synonyms: crosscutter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA saw used to cut wood across the grain.

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crosscutter

More synonyms by meaning

nounhandsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis)

Similar
crosscut handsawcutoff saw
Broader
handsawhand sawcarpenter's saw
Also see
crosscutter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish katkaisusaha
  • katkaisusahasaw for cutting across the grain
German Fuchsschwanz
  • Fuchsschwanzsaw for cutting across the grain
Irish cros-sábh
  • cros-sábhsaw for cutting across the grain
Māori kani tōpeka, kani tāmaku
  • kani tōpekasaw for cutting across the grain
  • kani tāmakusaw for cutting across the grain
Polish piła poprzeczna
  • piła poprzecznasaw for cutting across the grain
Swedish stocksåg
  • stocksågsaw for cutting across the grain
Tagalog lagaring-pamutol
  • lagaring-pamutolsaw for cutting across the grain
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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