coping saw

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   a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood

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Questions about coping saw

What does coping saw mean?

coping saw means "a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood".

Is coping saw a common word?

coping saw is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.