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- [saw awf, of]
- /sɔ ɔf, ɒf/
- /sɔːd ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [saw awf, of]
- /sɔ ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of sawed-off word
- adjective sawed-off sawed off at the end, as a shotgun or broomstick. 1
- adjective sawed-off Slang. smallish; of less than average size or stature. 1
- adjective sawed-off designating a shotgun with the barrel cut off short 0
- adjective sawed-off short in stature 0
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Origin of sawed-off
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70
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Parts of speech for Sawed-off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sawed-off popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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