SAW, pret. of see.
SAW, n. [See The Verb.]
1. A cutting instrument consisting of a blade or thin plate of iron or steel, with one edge dentated or toothed.
2. A saying; proverb; maxim; decree. Obs. [See Say.]
SAW, v.t. pret. sawed; pp. sawed or sawn. [L. seco;]
1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.
2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw timber into boards or planks.
SAW, v.i.
1. To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.
2. To cut with a saw; as, the mill saws fast or well.
3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smooth.
SAW'-DUST, n. Dust or small fragments of wood or stone made by the attrition of a saw.
