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A merganser. [Prov. Eng.]

An arctic seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), having the molars serrated; -- called also crabeating seal.

A psaltery. [Obs.] Dryden.

One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.

A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back.

See Bashaw.

A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.

A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.

A trible of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian) allied to the Choctaws. They formerly occupied the northern part of Alabama and Mississippi, but now live in the Indian Territory.

A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion.

A saw used with one hand.

The merganser.

To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously.

To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc.

A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used for cutting wood in the direction of the fiber; -- called also ripping saw.

A vibratory or reciprocating motion. He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a seesaw between the hypothesis and fact. Sir W. Hamilton.

The great titmouse; -- so called from its harsh call notes. [Prov. Eng.]

A bow-saw.

See Tenon saw, under Tenon.

The black grouper (Epinephelus nigritus) of the southern coasts of the United States.