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Definition of
saw off phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
saw off
phrasal verb
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saw something
off | saw something off something
to remove something by cutting it with a
saw
We sawed the dead branches off the tree.
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saw off
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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