hacksawEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishhacksaw /ˈhaksɔː / ▸ noun a saw with a narrow fine-toothed blade set in a frame, used especially for cutting metal. ▸ verb (past and past participle hacksawn or past and past participle hacksawed) [with object] cut (something) using a hacksaw: the bolt has now been hacksawed through.