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bow saw

[ boh ]

noun

  1. a saw having a narrow blade held at both ends by a bowed handle.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bow saw1

First recorded in 1670–80
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Dubbed the “It” girl, Bow saw a meteoric rise and fall in the space of a few years.

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Durst said that he felt no one would believe he was trying to defend himself, so he bought a bow saw, took Black’s axe and another saw, drank a large quantity of Jack Daniels, and hacked the body into pieces.

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After the killing, Durst smoked pot and drank Jack Daniels whiskey and then went to a hardware store, where he purchased a bow saw, a paring knife, garbage bags and painter’s drop cloth to keep things tidy while he hacked up the body, DeGuerin said.

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The bags contained a cover for a bow saw, a receipt from a local hardware store, a drop cloth and a newspaper with the delivery address of an apartment house in Galveston.

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In a gravelly matter-of-fact voice, Durst, in explaining why he didn’t just call police, testified that he felt no one would believe he was trying to defend himself, so he bought a bow saw, borrowed Black’s ax and another saw, and hacked the body into pieces.

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