Crown-saw

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crown-saw \Crown"-saw`\ (-s?`), n. [From its supposed
     resemblance to a crown.] (Mech.)
     A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end
     or edge, and operated by a rotative motion.
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     Note: The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws.
           --Knight.
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