handsaw

[ hand-saw ]

/ ˈhændˌsɔ /

any common saw with a handle at one end for manual operation with one hand.

Origin of handsaw

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at hand, saw¹

I will kill your parents, cut them to pieces with a handsaw, do you f--king understand me?

Rock Star Shirley Manson From Garbage Battles a Cyberstalker |Christine Pelisek, Chris Lee |July 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Definiteness and finality are as difficult of attainment as to tell a hawk from a handsaw when the wind is northerly.

The Unpopular Review, Number 19 |Various
To know a hawk from a hernshaw is an ancient proverb, sometimes corrupted into handsaw.

Hamlet |William Shakespeare
"If your beard is as soft as your head, it won't hurt you to shave with a handsaw," retorted Mr. Wittleworth.

Make or Break |Oliver Optic

Should he be driven aloft, there "to banquet on the morning," he were better reposing on a gridiron or sitting astride a handsaw.

The South-West |Joseph Holt Ingraham
For blooming Chia, Cupid has a feeling more than brotherly; He knows a handsaw from a hawk whenever winds are southerly.

Echoes from the Sabine Farm |Roswell Martin Field and Eugene Field

handsaw

/ (ˈhændˌsɔː) /

any saw for use in one hand only