Meanings
plural fretsaws · alternative fret saw
- A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.
She led Dr Grimsby out to the workshop, where Peter was at work on the marquetry table. He had the two veneers clamped together and was cutting the inlay pattern with the finest of fretsaws.
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 77
present singular third person fretsaws · participle present fretsawing · past fretsawed · participle past fretsawed · participle past fretsawn · alternative fret saw
- transitiveTo cut with a fretsaw.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan serra de vogir d'arc
- serra de vogir d'arcsaw
Danish løvsav
- løvsavsaw
Dutch figuurzaag
- figuurzaagsaw
Finnish lehtisaha, kuviosaha
- lehtisahasaw
- kuviosahasaw
French scie à chantourner
- scie à chantournersaw
German Laubsäge
- Laubsägesaw
Hungarian lombfűrész
- lombfűrészsaw
Italian seghetto da traforo
- seghetto da traforosaw
Korean 실톱
- 실톱 (siltop)saw
Māori kani whakaniko
- kani whakanikosaw
Norwegian Bokmål løvsag
- løvsagsaw
Polish laubzega, wyrzynarka
- laubzegasaw
- wyrzynarkasaw
Portuguese serra de rodear
- serra de rodearsaw
Russian ло́бзик
- ло́бзик (lóbzik)saw
Spanish segueta
- seguetasaw
Swedish lövsåg
- lövsågsaw
Thai เลื่อยฉลุ
- เลื่อยฉลุsaw
Ukrainian лобзик
- лобзик (lobzyk)saw
Cite this entry
fretsaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretsaw
“fretsaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretsaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fretsaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretsaw.
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