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.
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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005