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noun
A back (dorsal, spinal, or spinelike aspect) that is a saw or is sawlike in form, as:
A ridge or mountain range whose silhouette is suggestive of sawteeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A back (dorsal, spinal, or spinelike aspect) that is a saw or is sawlike in form, as:
A knife, often a machete, whose spine has sawteeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From saw + back.
