Chain ___ (carpenter's tool) Crossword Clue

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Chain ___ (carpenter's tool) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a power tool for cutting wood
2. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
(verb)
1. cut with a saw

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CARPENTER (noun)
1. a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
CARPENTER (verb)
1. work as a carpenter
TOOL (verb)
1. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
2. drive
TOOL (noun)
1. the means whereby some act is accomplished
2. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

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WAS

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