sawed

S1A1W4E1D2

A form of saw — Such a tool with a toothed blade.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

sawed1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of saw

sawed2

verb
  1. childishdialectalhumorousoftenpastsimple past of see

    It WAS a puddytat! I sawed it! I sawed it!

    1 more example

    "Yes, yes, el Pero! that was himself!" cried the captain; "I sawed him at the ale-house at Penzance with my own eye."

    1903, Darnley: Or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold

Origin

sawed · verb

Regular addition of the past tense suffix -ed to saw.

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sawed · verb

Nonstandard addition of -ed to saw, which is already a strong past tense form of see.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sawed

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Sounds the same

sod (cot–caught merger)sword (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)sod (cot–caught merger)sword (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)

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APA

sawed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawed

MLA

“sawed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sawed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawed.

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