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coping saw

noun

  1. a saw consisting of a thin, light blade held, under tension, in a U -shaped frame that has a handle: used for cutting small curves in wood.

coping saw

noun

  1. a handsaw with a U-shaped frame used for cutting curves in a material too thick for a fret 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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Origin of coping saw1

First recorded in 1930–35
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