ripsaw

[ rip-saw ]

/ ˈrɪpˌsɔ /

noun

a saw for cutting wood with the grain.

verb (used with object), rip·sawed, rip·sawed or rip·sawn, rip·saw·ing.

to saw (wood) in such a manner.

Words nearby ripsaw

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Origin of ripsaw

First recorded in 1840–50; rip¹ + saw¹

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Examples from the Web for rip-saw

But you will often have need of a rip-saw, back-saw, and bracket-saw.
The Boy Craftsman|A. Neely Hall
The teeth are like those of a rip-saw, so that they are quite likely to tear the wood in cutting across the grain.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes
Then he took the ax and the rip-saw and made for a bunch of trees higher up the hill.
Colorado Jim|George Goodchild
Chub Flannagan wanted to start a new paper called the Rip-Saw.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates

Square with the deck, the curve should be worked out with rip-saw and spokeshave.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop|Harris W. Moore

British Dictionary definitions for rip-saw

ripsaw

/ (ˈrɪpˌsɔː) /

noun

a handsaw for cutting along the grain of timber

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ripsaw

noun

verb (used with object), rip·sawed, rip·sawed or rip·sawn, rip·saw·ing.

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Origin of ripsaw

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British Dictionary definitions for rip-saw

noun