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Seg′ment-saw.


1. (Wood-working.) a. A veneer-saw. One whose active perimeter consists of a number of segments attached to a disk or hub. The invention of General Sir Samuel Bentham before 1800. See veneer-saw.

Segment-saw.

b. A saw which cuts stuff into segmental shapes; as, for instance, Sir Samuel Bentham's saw, in which the work was guided in an arc by a radius arm. A chair-back saw. It may be band or jig.


2. (Surgical.) A nearly circular plate of steel serrated on the edge and riveted to a wooden handle (Fig. 2502, page 1100). It is known as Hey's saw, and is used in surgical operations on the bones of the cranium, and the metacarpal and metatarsal bones.

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