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noun
A saw worked by two people, one standing on the log and the other beneath it, often in a pit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: two-handed saw, whipsaw, two-man saw, lumberman's saw
History
From pit + saw.
