saw set

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saw set

n.
An instrument used to give set to the teeth of a saw by bending each alternate tooth slightly outward.
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saw set

n
(Tools) a tool used for setting the teeth of a saw, consisting of a type of clamp used to bend each tooth in turn at a slight angle to the plane of the saw to improve cutting, alternate teeth being bent in the same direction
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Noun1.saw set - a tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight angle outward
tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
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