Usually means: Precision saw with reinforced back.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word backsaw:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. backsaw: Merriam-Webster
  2. backsaw: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. backsaw: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. backsaw: Vocabulary.com
  5. backsaw: Wordnik
  6. backsaw: Wiktionary
  7. backsaw: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. backsaw: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Backsaw, backsaw: Dictionary.com
  10. Backsaw: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Backsaw: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. backsaw: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  13. backsaw: Rhymezone
  14. Backsaw: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. backsaw: FreeDictionary.org
  16. backsaw: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. backsaw: TheFreeDictionary.com
  18. backsaw: Merriam-Webster

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  1. backsaw: Encyclopedia

(Note: See backsawing as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (backsaw)

▸ noun:  A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To cut with a backsaw.

Similar:
bucksaw, bandsaw, saw tooth, framesaw, sawblade, pad saw, hot saw, sweep saw, bow saw, tenon saw, more...

Opposite:
handsaw, crosscut saw, rip saw

Types:
tenon saw, dovetail saw, sash saw, gent's saw, carcass saw, keyhole saw, compass saw, more...

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Similar:
bucksaw, bandsaw, saw tooth, framesaw, sawblade, pad saw, hot saw, sweep saw, bow saw, tenon saw, more...

Opposite:
handsaw, crosscut saw, rip saw

Types:
tenon saw, dovetail saw, sash saw, gent's saw, carcass saw, keyhole saw, compass saw, more...



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