Meanings
sawed1
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of saw
sawed2
- childishdialectalhumorousoftenpastsimple past of see
It WAS a puddytat! I sawed it! I sawed it!
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"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.
Full word history & related roots →sawed · verb
Nonstandard addition of -ed to saw, which is already a strong past tense form of see.
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sawed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawed
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