Word: pitsaws
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pit
saws
Definition: Plural of pitsaw; a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below
Morphemes:
Affix: pit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: puteus
Language: la
Decoded: puteus
Meaning: trench, pit, well
Affix: saw
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.