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Search phrase: handsaw

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HamletHam II.ii.378is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.is Southerly, I know a Hawke from a Handsaw.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.163through, my sword hacked like a handsaw – eccethrough, my Sword hackt like a Hand-saw, ecce

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handsawheron [probably a variant of ‘heronshaw’, i.e. a young heron]

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