英和和英

別の表記

• hand saw

語源 1

From 中期英語 handsawe, handsagh, equivalent to hand +‎ saw. Cognate with West Frisian hânseage (“handsaw”), Dutch handzaag (“handsaw”), German Handsäge (“handsaw”), Danish håndsav (“handsaw”), Swedish handsåg (“handsaw”), Icelandic handsög (“handsaw”).

名詞

handsaw (plural handsaws)

1. A saw small enough to be used by one hand.

等位語

• backsaw, a handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge
• crosscut saw

語源 2

Corruption of heronshaw.

名詞

handsaw (plural handsaws)

1. (obsolete) A heron.
   • c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act II, scene II:

     When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.

アナグラム

• Dashnaw, Dhawans