saw vs strickle

saw

noun
  • A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal. 

  • Such a tool with an abrasive coating instead of teeth. 

  • A sawtooth wave. 

  • A musical saw. 

verb
  • To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw. 

  • To be cut with a saw. 

  • simple past tense of see 

  • To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw. 

  • To cut (something) with a saw. 

strickle

noun
  • A tool for sharpening scythes. 

  • An instrument used for smoothing the surface of a core. 

  • A templet; a pattern. 

  • A rod used to level grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring. 

  • An instrument used in dressing flax. 

verb
  • To level using a strickle. 

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