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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SAW, pret. of see.
SAW, n. [See the Verb.]
1. A cutting instrument consisting of a blade or thin plate of iron or steel, with one edge dentated or toothed.
2. A saying; proverb; maxim; decree. Obs. [See Say.]
SAW, v.t. pret. sawed; pp. sawed or sawn. [L. seco;]
1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.
2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw timber into boards or planks.
SAW, v.i.
1. To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.
2. To cut with a saw; as, the mill saws fast or well.
3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smooth.
SAW'-DUST, n. Dust or small fragments of wood or stone made by the attrition of a saw.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people [syn: proverb, adage, saw, byword]
2: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
3: a power tool for cutting wood [syn: power saw, saw, sawing machine] v
1: cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"

Merriam Webster's

I. past of see II. noun Etymology: Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu; akin to Old High German sega saw, Latin secare to cut Date: before 12th century a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk • sawlike adjective III. verb (sawed; sawed or sawn; sawing) Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to cut with a saw 2. to produce or form by cutting with a saw 3. to slash as though with a saw intransitive verb 1. a. to use a saw b. to cut with or as if with a saw 2. to undergo cutting with a saw 3. to make motions as though using a saw <sawed at the reins> • sawer noun IV. noun Etymology: Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu discourse; akin to Old High German & Old Norse saga tale, Old English secgan to say — more at say Date: before 12th century maxim, proverb

Britannica Concise

Tool for cutting solid materials to prescribed lengths or shapes. Most saws take the form of a thin metal strip with teeth on one edge or a thin metal disk with teeth on the edge. The teeth are usually set to alternate sides so that the kerf (groove) cut by the saw is wider than the thickness of the saw; the saw blade can thus move freely in the groove without binding. Thin-strip saws are used in various ways in both hand and machine operations; circular, or disk, saws are always machine powered (see sawing machine, machine tool).

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a a hand tool having a toothed blade used to cut esp. wood with a to-and-fro movement. b any of several mechanical power-driven devices with a toothed rotating disk or moving band, for cutting. 2 Zool. etc. a serrated organ or part. --v. (past part. sawn or sawed) 1 tr. a cut (wood etc.) with a saw. b make (boards etc.) with a saw. 2 intr. use a saw. 3 a intr. move to and fro with a motion as of a saw or person sawing (sawing away on his violin). b tr. divide (the air etc.) with gesticulations. Phrases and idioms: saw-doctor a machine for making the teeth of a saw. saw-edged with a jagged edge like a saw. saw-frame a frame in which a saw-blade is held taut. saw-gate = saw-frame. saw-gin = cotton-gin. saw-horse a rack supporting wood for sawing. sawn-off (US sawed-off) 1 (of a gun) having part of the barrel sawn off to make it easier to handle and give a wider field of fire. 2 colloq. (of a person) short. saw-pit a pit in which the lower of two men working a pit-saw stands. saw-set a tool for wrenching saw-teeth in alternate directions to allow the saw to work freely. saw-wort a composite plant, Serratula tinctoria, yielding a yellow dye from its serrated leaves. Derivatives: sawlike adj. Etymology: OE saga f. Gmc 2. past of SEE(1). 3. n. a proverb; a maxim (that's just an old saw). Etymology: OE sagu f. Gmc, rel. to SAY: cf. SAGA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Saw Saw (s[add]), imp. of See.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Saw Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sagu; akin to secgan to say. See Say, v. t. and cf. Saga.] 1. Something said; speech; discourse. [Obs.] ``To hearken all his sawe.'' --Chaucer. 2. A saying; a proverb; a maxim. His champions are the prophets and apostles, His weapons holy saws of sacred writ. --Shak. 3. Dictate; command; decree. [Obs.] [Love] rules the creatures by his powerful saw. --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Saw Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s["a]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s["o]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. Scythe, Sickle, Section, Sedge.] An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing. Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound. Band saw, Crosscut saw, etc. See under Band, Crosscut, etc. Circular saw, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its periphery, and revolved on an arbor. Saw bench, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing, especially with a circular saw which projects above the table. Saw file, a three-cornered file, such as is used for sharpening saw teeth. Saw frame, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the saw, or gang of saws, is held. Saw gate, a saw frame. Saw gin, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which is too fine for the seeds to pass. Saw grass (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp teeth, especially the Cladium Mariscus of Europe, and the Cladium effusum of the Southern United States. Cf. Razor grass, under Razor. Saw log, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber. Saw mandrel, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened for running. Saw pit, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer. Saw sharpener (Zo["o]l.), the great titmouse; -- so named from its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.] Saw whetter (Zo["o]l.), the marsh titmouse (Parus palustris); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Saw Saw, v. i. 1. To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well. 2. To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast. 3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Saw Saw, v. t. [imp. Sawed; p. p. Sawed or Sawn; p. pr. & vb. n. Sawing.] 1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble. 2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel. 3. Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

See See, v. t. [imp. Saw; p. p. Seen; p. pr. & vb. n. Seeing.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, As. se['o]n; akin to OFries. s[=i]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a], Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the eyes). Gr. ??????, Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sun to follow.] 1. To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view. I will new turn aside, and see this great sight. --Ex. iii. 3. 2. To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain. Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren. --Gen. xxxvii. 14. Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii. 34. Who 's so gross That seeth not this palpable device? --Shak. 3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after. --Shak. I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care for centradicting him. --Addison. 4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend. And Samuel came no more to see Saul untill the day of his death. --1 Sam. xv. 35. 5. To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service. Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. --Ps. xc. 15. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. --John viii. 51. Improvement in visdom and prudence by seeing men. --Locke. 6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars. God you (him, or me, etc.) see, God keep you (him, me, etc.) in his sight; God protect you. [Obs.] --Chaucer. To see (anything) out, to see (it) to the end; to be present at, or attend, to the end. To see stars, to see flashes of light, like stars; -- sometimes the result of concussion of the head. [Colloq.] To see (one) through, to help, watch, or guard (one) to the end of a course or an undertaking.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(saws, sawing, sawed, sawn) 1. Saw is the past tense of see. 2. A saw is a tool for cutting wood, which has a blade with sharp teeth along one edge. Some saws are pushed backwards and forwards by hand, and others are powered by electricity. N-COUNT see also chain saw 3. If you saw something, you cut it with a saw. He escaped by sawing through the bars of his cell... Your father is sawing wood. VERB: V prep/adv, V n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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See TOOLS.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Saying, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept, axiom.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

An old saw; an ancient proverbial saying.

Airports

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Airport Code	SAW
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AGL
FAA District	DET
State	MI
State	MICHIGAN
County	MARQUETTE
County State	MI
City Name	MARQUETTE
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Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"GWINN, MI 49841"
Elevation	1221
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	GREEN BAY
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	15
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	S
Airport Certification Type and Date	I AS 09/1999
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGYP
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	Y
Joint Use	Y
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	Y
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	045
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	001
Based Jet engine general aviation aircraft	001
Based Military Aircraft	001
Commercial Services	001123
Air Taxi	018539
General Aviation, Local Operations	008211
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	008439
Military Aircraft Operations	000825
Latitude	46.3536250000
Longitude	-87.3953527778
State FIPS code	26
State Postal Code	MI
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	57450
Version	09

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