COPING SAW


Meaning of COPING SAW in English

noun

a saw with a very narrow blade and a frame shaped like a D, used for cutting curves in wood

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s: coping from the noun cope , used to describe likeness to a vault, arch, canopy, etc.

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