~ 1
■ noun
1》 a hand tool for cutting wood and similar material, typically having a long, thin serrated blade and operated using a backwards and forwards movement.
↘a mechanical power-driven cutting tool with a toothed rotating disc or moving band.
2》 Zoology a serrated organ or part, e.g. the toothed snout of a ~fish.
■ verb ( past participle chiefly Brit. ~n or chiefly N. Amer. ~ed )
1》 cut, make, or form with a ~.
↘cut as if with a ~, especially roughly.
↘make rapid ~like motions.
2》 ( ~ off ) Canadian compromise by making concessions.
Origin
OE saga , of Gmc origin.
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~ 2
past of see 1 .
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~ 3
■ noun a proverb or maxim.
Origin
OE sagu 'a saying, speech', of Gmc origin; related to say and saga .