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wobble saw

drunken saw, wobble saw

A circular saw having a blade which is set so that it does not rotate in one plane; used to cut a groove or kerf.
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Woods rolled back the years in his Sunday red by building a fiveshot lead before a late wobble saw him need a vital up-an-down on 17 to preserve his two-shot cushion.
Woods rolled back the years in his Sunday red by building a five-shot lead before a late wobble saw him need a vital up-and-down on 17 to preserve his two-shot cushion.
A small wobble saw her lose around a minute but the damage was minimal as she handed over to Chloe Potter (BOK) in sixth and only 40 seconds away from a medal.
With victory in sight, a minor wobble saw 170 for 4 quickly become 177 for 7, but Pitman steered his side home, his unbeaten 93 including eight boundaries.
It was a similar story early in the second set with the world number two returning everything Granollers tried to throw at him as he went 4-1 up before a wobble saw him fail to convert eight set points at 5-3.
It was only around February when a Gers wobble saw them touted as serious contenders that they took a nosebleed and "Hibsed it" with successive losses to the mighty Morton, Dumbarton and Queen of the South.
Two goals in the first eight minutes put the Sky Blues in control but a second-half wobble saw them concede a penalty before Ruben Lameiras wrapped it up with the help of fellow subs Jodi Jones and Aaron Phillips.
Boro were flying and clear at the top after a run of eight wins and nine unbeaten before a wobble saw them slip from the summit as the pack closed in.
Merthyr earned eight successive League wins before a wobble saw them earn only one point from three matches, but they have bounced back with three consecutive wins including a penalty shootout success in the Red Insure Cup tie against Yate Town.
Since an early-August wobble saw them lose at Lord's in the County Championship and miss out on the semi-finals of both limited-overs competitions, the Riversiders have been building a momentum which has taken them top of the table.
A mid-afternoon wobble saw Gloucestershire slide from 138 for two to 183 for five after Dent and Chris Taylor had added 86 for the third wicket.
Their biggest wobble saw Liverpool come back and snatch the European Cup off them in the final.
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