lumberman's saw

1. 1.

   a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

   Synonymstwo-handed sawwhipsawtwo-man saw

   Broadersaw

   Narrowerpitsaw

Questions about lumberman's saw

What does lumberman's saw mean?

lumberman's saw means "a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people".

What is another word for lumberman's saw?

Close synonyms include two-handed saw, whipsaw, two-man saw. 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 lumberman's saw a common word?

lumberman's 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.