Handsaw

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A saw small enough to be used by one hand.
A heron.
obsolete

Equivalents

Españolserrucho

Françaiségoïne scie à main scie égoïne

DeutschFuchsschwanz Handsäge

23 more languages

العربيةالمنشار

Bosanskitestera тестера

Catalàxerrac

Češtinaviděl

Cymraegllawlif

فارسیدست اره دستره

हिन्दीआरी

Hrvatskitestera тестера

Bahasa Indonesiagergaji

Italianosaracco

日本語手のこぎり手びきのこ

Bahasa Melayugergaji

Nederlandshandzaag

Polskipiła

Portuguêsserrote

Русскийножовка ручна́я пила́

Српскиtestera тестера

Svenskafogsvans

ไทยปืน

Türkçedestere testere

Examples

“When the wind is southerly, I know ⟳ a hawk from a handsaw.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

handsawing handsbreadth Handscomb handscrew handscroll handscrub

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