Meanings
handsaw1
handsaw2
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
handsaw · noun
- Middle Englishhandsawe
- Englishhandsaw
From Middle English handsawe, handsagh, equivalent to hand + saw. Cognate with West Frisian hânseage (“handsaw”), Dutch handzaag (“handsaw”), German Handsäge (“handsaw”), Danish håndsav (“handsaw”), Swedish handsåg (“handsaw”), Icelandic handsög (“handsaw”).
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Afrikaans handsaag
- handsaagsaw small enough to be used by one hand
Bulgarian ръчен трион
- ръчен трион (răčen trion)saw small enough to be used by one hand
Catalan xerrac
- xerracsaw small enough to be used by one hand
Chinese Mandarin 手鋸 /手锯
- 手鋸 /手锯 (shǒujù)saw small enough to be used by one hand
Czech viděl, ruční pila
- vidělsaw small enough to be used by one hand
- ruční pilasaw small enough to be used by one hand
Dutch handzaag
- handzaagsaw small enough to be used by one hand
Estonian käsisaag, vukssaag
- käsisaagsaw small enough to be used by one hand
- vukssaagsaw small enough to be used by one hand
Finnish käsisaha
- käsisahasaw small enough to be used by one hand
French égoïne, scie à main
- égoïnesaw small enough to be used by one hand
- scie à mainsaw small enough to be used by one hand
- scie égoïnesaw small enough to be used by one hand
German Fuchsschwanz, Handsäge
- Fuchsschwanzsaw small enough to be used by one hand
- Handsägesaw small enough to be used by one hand
Hindi आरी
- आरी (ārī)saw small enough to be used by one hand
Hungarian fűrész
- fűrészsaw small enough to be used by one hand
Indonesian gergaji
- gergajisaw small enough to be used by one hand
Irish sábh láimhe
- sábh láimhesaw small enough to be used by one hand
Italian saracco
- saraccosaw small enough to be used by one hand
Japanese 手びきのこ, 手のこぎり
- 手びきのこ (tebikinoko)saw small enough to be used by one hand
- 手のこぎり (tenokogiri)saw small enough to be used by one hand
Malay gergaji
- gergajisaw small enough to be used by one hand
Norwegian Bokmål håndsag, handsag
- håndsagsaw small enough to be used by one hand
- handsagsaw small enough to be used by one hand
Persian دستره, دست اره
- دستره (dastare)saw small enough to be used by one hand
- دست اره (dast-arre)saw small enough to be used by one hand
Polish piła
- piłasaw small enough to be used by one hand
Portuguese serrote
- serrotesaw small enough to be used by one hand
Romanian fierăstrău de mână
- fierăstrău de mânăsaw small enough to be used by one hand
Russian ножо́вка, ручна́я пила́
- ножо́вка (nožóvka)saw small enough to be used by one hand
- ручна́я пила́ (ručnája pilá)saw small enough to be used by one hand
Spanish serrucho
- serruchosaw small enough to be used by one hand
Swedish fogsvans, handsåg
- fogsvanssaw small enough to be used by one hand
- handsågsaw small enough to be used by one hand
Tagalog nakakita, nakita
- nakakitasaw small enough to be used by one hand
- nakitasaw small enough to be used by one hand
Thai ปื้น
- ปื้น (bpeuun)saw small enough to be used by one hand
Turkish testere, destere
- testeresaw small enough to be used by one hand
- desteresaw small enough to be used by one hand
Ukrainian ножі́вка
- ножі́вка (nožívka)saw small enough to be used by one hand
Vietnamese cưa tay
- cưa taysaw small enough to be used by one hand
Welsh llawlif
- llawlifsaw small enough to be used by one hand
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APA
handsaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handsaw
MLA
“handsaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handsaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handsaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handsaw.
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