handsaw
noun[C]
(alsohand saw)uk/ˈhænd.sɔː/us/ˈhænd.sɑː/asaw(= atoolthat has alongor roundbladewithsharppoints, forcuttinghardmaterialssuch aswood)that isoperatedbyhandratherthan usingelectricityor amotor:
手锯My firstbookshelfwas made with a handsaw.我用手锯做了我的第一个书架。
Policesaid thevandalmust have used a handsawinsteadof achainsawbecausepeoplelivingnearbyheardnothing.警方表示，这名破坏者一定是用手锯而不是电锯，因为附近的居民什么也没听到。
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power saw
- Withpowerlinesnotyetup, George used a handsaw tobuildmost of hishome.
- They haveremovedmore than 3,000trees- sometinyseedlingsthat could bepulledbyhandandothersthat had to becutwith a handsaw.
- Hecarvesprimitiveyetpowerfulpiecesofart; histoolsare apocketknife, a handsaw and someglue.
- Forsmalljobs,acrylicmay becutwith fine-toothed handsaws, such asfretsawsandhacksaws.
- Protesters usedhandsawstocutdownpolessupportingthetransmitterantenna.
- This multi-purpose variable-speedpowersawdoes the samejobas arangeofhandsaws.
Tools
- -pronged
- adjustable spanner
- adze
- Allen key
- auger
- awl
- excavator
- gimlet
- gouge
- grapnel
- grappling iron
- grindstone
- guillotine
- plunger
- rasp
- razor knife
- reamer
- sander
- sandpaper
- trowel