Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sawzall

/ˈsɔzˌɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: sawza-ll
IPA: /ˈsɔzˌɔl/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sawzall, a reciprocating saw of the Sawzall brand from Milwaukee Tool.

noun

Alternative form of sawzall; A kind of reciprocating saw

name

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name

A brand of reciprocating saw from Milwaukee Tool Company

noun

A kind of reciprocating saw, a tool similiar to a thick, long-bladed electric jigsaw used to saw through most things, favored for demolition.

Example Sentences

"With a Sawzall you can insert the blade between the king stud and header and cut all the nails (Figure 2-4). Without one, you'd be struggling with a nail puller."

Etymology

Marketing coinage for the tool; from saw; evoking the collocation saws all ("saws everything"); coined by Milkwaukee Tool for its Sawzall brand of reciprocating saw.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɔzˌɔl/
British English: /ˈsɔːzˌɔːl/

Inflected Forms

Sawzalls (plural)

Derived Forms

sawzall

Questions

How do you pronounce sawzall?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɔzˌɔl/.
What does sawzall mean?: A sawzall, a reciprocating saw of the Sawzall brand from Milwaukee Tool.
Where does sawzall come from?: Marketing coinage for the tool; from saw; evoking the collocation saws all ("saws everything"); coined by Milkwaukee Tool for its Sawzall brand of reciprocating saw.

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