hole saw

hole saw

English

A 52 mm hole saw with a pilot bit

Alternative forms

• holesaw

Etymology

hole +‎ saw

Noun

hole saw (plural hole saws)

1. A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, used to produce holes on the workpiece and operated by rotation, often as an accessory to a power drill.

Synonyms

• crown saw

Translations

tool

Chinese: Mandarin: 孔鋸／孔锯 (kǒngjù) Finnish: reikäsaha German: Lochsäge (de) f Japanese: ホールソー (hōrusō) Korean: 구멍 톱 (gumeong top) Russian: кольцева́я пила́ f (kolʹcevája pilá)

See also

• trepan (trephine)