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sawback

English

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Etymology

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From saw ‎ back.

Noun

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sawback (plural sawbacks)

  1. (often attributive) A back (dorsal, spinal, or spinelike aspect) that is a saw or is sawlike in form, as:
    1. A ridge or mountain range whose silhouette is suggestive of sawteeth.
      Holonym: sierra
    2. A knife, often a machete, whose spine has sawteeth.
      sawback knife   sawback machete
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