Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of sabre saw English)
WordNet
n. a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut [syn: jigsaw, reciprocating saw]
Usage examples of "saber saw".
He used the chisel to punch holes in the underside of the claws and leg joints, then cut out sections of shell with his saber saw.
I went back to the fallen demon, went through the pouches attached to the creature's harness, and found a case fitted with scalpels, forceps, a tiny saber saw.
There was the wood-dust covering everything and then the hungry tools with teeth and claws, the radial-arm saw and saber saw, the orbital sander, the huge band saw and stationary sander, all their wires looped in the dust.
I had discovered an ugly little pocket of dry rot in the windshield corner of the panel of the topside controls on my houseboat, and after trying not to think about it for a week, I had dug out the tools, picked up some pieces of prime mahogany, and excised the area of infection with a saber saw.
There were some tools piled carelessly in one corner: a drill, a saber saw, a hammer, a box of hand tools.