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Webster 1913 Edition
Ripsaw
Rip′sawˊ
,[See , 4.]
Rip
, Verb.
T.
(Carp.)
A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used for cutting wood in the direction of the grain (the fiber); – called also
ripping saw
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ripsaw
ripsaw
See also: rip saw
English
Alternative forms
Noun
ripsaw (plural ripsaws)
- (woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip.
- (uncountable, music, Caribbean) A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.
Synonyms
- rake and scrape (Bahamas)
Antonyms
Translations
type of saw
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Verb
ripsaw (third-person singular simple present ripsaws, present participle ripsawing, simple past and past participle ripsawed)
- To cut with a ripsaw.