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hole saw

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, used to produce holes on the workpiece and operated by rotation, often as an accessory to a power drill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From hole + saw.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: serra corona — tool
  • Chinese Cantonese: 令梳 (ling1 so1) — tool
  • Chinese Mandarin: 孔鋸 /孔锯 (kǒngjù) — tool
  • Finnish: reikäsaha — tool
  • German: Lochsäge — tool
  • Japanese: ホールソー (hōrusō) — tool
  • Korean: 구멍 톱 (gumeong top) — tool
  • Russian: кольцева́я пила́ (kolʹcevája pilá) — tool