two-man saw
- noun
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sierra de dos hombres
- The workers used a two-man saw to cut the large tree into manageable pieces.
Examples
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Using a two-man saw requires teamwork to ensure smooth and safe cutting.
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Since Numair and she had gone to the castle, the wolves had stolen fourteen big axes and five two-man saws.
Fiction book (1994) -
With the two-man saw, they carefully sliced through the thick logs in the forest.
Synonyms
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A long saw with handles at both ends used by two people
A long saw with handles at both ends used by two people to cut wood
A large tool with handles at both ends used by two people to cut wood
A large saw used by two people to cut logs into planks, with one above and one below
How Many People
3
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
two-man + saw
The noun is compositionally built from 'two' + 'man' (a hyphenated numeral–person modifier) and 'saw' (a cutting tool), so its meaning 'a saw for two people' is directly derivable from the parts. This numeral+person compound pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows ordinary English compounding, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
Two-man saw is a simple, literal name: the part two-man shows two people are needed and the part saw is the tool they pull back and forth to cut wood. That's why the term means 'a large saw used by two people'.