handsaw

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A saw small enough to be used by one hand.
  2. A heron. obsolete
    — When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.

词形变化

handsaws plural handsaws plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English 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”).
词源 2
Corruption of heronshaw.
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