musical saw

noun

: a handsaw made to produce melody by bending the blade while sounding it with a hammer or violin bow

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The musical saw a bump of over $200,000 to reach $1.3 million. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023 That fall, the musical saw a boost in grosses, alongside other returning classics, but saw its box office fall that winter as the Omicron variant surged. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2022 Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, S.F. www.randallmuseum.org Breakfast with Enzo Drop in at anytime for two different sets of voice, accordion, guitar, banjo, jaw harp, ocarina, percussion and musical saw sing along fun for everyone. Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of musical saw was in 1910

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“Musical saw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20saw. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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