scroll saw

Noun
Synonyms: jigsawfretsaw

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Noun (1)

  1. fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlinesSynonyms: jigsawfretsawType of power saw, saw
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Scroll saw

a ribbon of steel with saw teeth upon one edge, stretched in a frame and adapted for sawing curved outlines; also, a machine in which such a saw is worked by foot or power.

From the entry Saw.


Scroll saw

. See under Saw.

From the entry Scroll.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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