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Noun: pitsaw  'pit,so
Usage: archaic
  1. A large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below
    "The lumberjacks demonstrated the use of an antique pitsaw at the historical reenactment"

Derived forms: pitsaws

Type of: lumberman's saw, two-handed saw, two-man saw, whipsaw

Encyclopedia: Pitsaw