hole saw

noun

A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, used to produce holes on the workpiece and operated by rotation, often as an accessory to a power drill.

Similar
crown saw
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Meanings

nounhole saw (plural hole saws)

plural hole saws · alternative holesaw

  1. A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, used to produce holes on the workpiece and operated by rotation, often as an accessory to a power drill.

    Synonyms: crown saw

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, used to produce holes on the workpiece and operated by rotation, often as an accessory to a power drill.

Similar
crown saw
Also see
crown saw

Origin

From hole + saw.

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Translations

Catalan serra corona
  • serra coronatool
Chinese Cantonese 令梳
  • 令梳 (ling¹ so¹)tool
Chinese Mandarin 孔鋸 /孔锯
  • 孔鋸 /孔锯 (kǒngjù)tool
Finnish reikäsaha
  • reikäsahatool
German Lochsäge
  • Lochsägetool
Japanese ホールソー
  • ホールソー (hōrusō)tool
Korean 구멍 톱
  • 구멍 톱 (gumeong top)tool
Russian кольцева́я пила́
  • кольцева́я пила́ (kolʹcevája pilá)tool
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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