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Buzz saw   /bəz sɔ/   Listen
Buzz saw

noun
1.
A power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle.  Synonym: circular saw.






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"Buzz saw" Quotes from Famous Books



... This was a very discerning young man. "Cleaned out, I reckon," he said. "You look old enough to sabe that playin' with a buzz saw is mild amusement compared with ...
— The Boss of the Lazy Y • Charles Alden Seltzer

... got a terrible scare when they see the water 'round 'em an' felt the motion o' the ship. Both on 'em ran into the wire wheel an' that bore down the stern o' the ship so the under wires touched the water. They made it spin like a buzz saw an' got their clothes all wet. The ship went faster when they worked the wheel, an' bime bye they got tired an' come out on the main deck. The water washed over it a little so they clim up the roof thet was a kin' uv a hurricane deck. It made the ...
— Eben Holden - A Tale of the North Country • Irving Bacheller



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