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buzz saw

noun

  1. a power-operated circular saw, so named because of the noise it makes.


buzz saw

noun

  1. a power-operated circular saw
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of buzz saw1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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“A Working Man” opens with a batty pastiche of bullets and buzz saws, parachutes and cranes.

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Until they ran into the Buccaneer buzz saw, the Panthers were playing better.

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But right now, the Chargers might be lashed to a log, helplessly bobbing toward a Buffalo buzz saw.

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The Bruins were a buzz saw through the season’s opening weeks, winning their first four games — including back-to-back-to-back road victories over Wisconsin, Michigan and Colorado.

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Shortly afterward, he learns that his cleaner’s husband has sliced off two fingers with his buzz saw.

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