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sawback Meaning & Definition

What Does Sawback Mean?

As a noun, sawback means 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. It can also mean A ridge or mountain range whose silhouette is suggestive of sawteeth.

Sawback Definition (Noun)

  1. 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.

    sawback knife   sawback machete

  2. A ridge or mountain range whose silhouette is suggestive of sawteeth.
  3. A knife, often a machete, whose spine has sawteeth.

    sawback knife   sawback machete

Synonyms of Sawback

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Sawback in a Sentence

sawback knife   sawback machete

Word Forms & Grammar

sawback (plural sawbacks)

Origin of Sawback

From saw +‎ back.

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