back saw

1. 1.

   a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge

   Synonymsbacksaw

   Broaderhandsaw

Questions about back saw

What does back saw mean?

back saw means "a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge".

What is another word for back saw?

Close synonyms include backsaw. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is back saw a common word?

back saw is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.