saw (2), sawe (2)

[A.S. sagu , cogn. with Icel. saga a tale, a saga; Dut. & Sw. saga ; Ger. sage : A. S. secgan to say. Saw and saga are thus doublets.] *1. A tale. 2. A saying, a proverb, a maxim, an adage, an apophthegm. *3. Decree, command. saw (1) *saw-en, *saw-yn, v. t. & i. [SAW (1), s.) A. Transitive: I. Literally: 1. To cut or separate with a saw. 2. To form or frame by means of a saw; as, to saw boards, i. e., to saw timber into the shape of boards. II. Fig .: To move through, or make motions in, as one sawing. B. Intransitive: 1. To cut timber, stone, ., with a saw; to perform the act of a sawyer; as. He saws well. 2. To cut with a saw; as, The mill saws fast. 3. To be cut with a saw; as, The timber saus easily. sâw (2), v . t . [Sow.] sa-war-ra, 8. [SAOUARI.] sâw-der, subst. [A corrupt. of solder (q. v.).] Blarney, flattery. [SOFT.] saw-er, s. [Eng. saw (1), v.; -er.] One who saws; a sawyer. sâw-fish, s. [Eng. saw, s., and fish.] Ichthy.: A popular name for any species of the genus Pristis (q. v.), from the saw-like weapon into which the snout is produced. They are common in tropical and le so in sub-tropical seas, and attain a considerable size, specimens with a saw six feet long and a foot broad at the base being far from rare. Their offensive weapon renders them dangerous to almost all other large inhabitants of the ocean. It consists of three or five (rarely four) hollow cylindrical tubes (the rostral proce es of the cranial cartilage) placed side by side, tapering toward the end, and covered with a bony deposit, in which the teeth of the saw are implanted on each side. The real teeth are far too small to inflict a serious wound or to seize other animals, so that the sawfish use their rostral weapon in tearing pieces of flesh from their prey or in ripping open the abdomen, when they seize and devour the detached portions or the protruding soft parts. sâw-fly, s. [Eng. saw (1), and fly; so called from the serrate ovipositor.] Entom.: Any insect of the family Tenth red in ide, spec., of the typical genus Tenthredo. sâwn, pa. par. or a. [SAW (1), v.]