Saws (6)
'saws' is the definition.
('proverb' can be a synonym of 'saw')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for proverbs that I've seen before include "Adages, saws" , "Book of the Bible" , "Gnomes" , "Old Testament book ascribed to Solomon, or well-known sayings" , "Truthful expressions" .)
'saws' is the definition.
('adage' can be a synonym of 'saw')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for adages that I've seen before include "Old familiar sayings" , "Aphorisms" , "'Proverbs, saws (6)'" , "Proverbs from sad age" , "Old sayings or maxims" .)