7 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun a saw used with one hand for cutting wood
originFrom Middle English handsawe, handsagh, equivalent to hand + saw. Cognate with West Frisian hânseage (“handsaw”), Dutch handzaag (“handsaw”), German Handsäge (“handsaw”), Danish håndsav (“handsaw”), Swedish handsåg (“handsaw”), Icelandic handsög (“handsaw”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0