Definition of cold saw
1
: a saw (as a circular saw) for cutting cold metal
—distinguished from hot saw
2
: a soft-steel or iron disk operated at such an angular velocity, corresponding to a velocity of a point on its periphery of about 15,000 feet per minute, that it grinds off metal by friction — compare fusing disk
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