ripsaw

[rip-saw]

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.

Origin of ripsaw

First recorded in 1840–50; rip¹ + saw¹

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Historical Examples of rip-saw

But you will often have need of a rip-saw, back-saw, and bracket-saw.
The Boy Craftsman
A. Neely Hall
Chub Flannagan wanted to start a new paper called the Rip-Saw.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher
Eleanor Gates
The Rip-saw is not fit for cross-cutting, as it leaves the cut fibres in a very rough condition.
The Boy Craftsman
A. Neely Hall
The teeth of a rip-saw are like so many little chisels set in a row; they pare the wood away.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop
Harris W. Moore
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

noun

a handsaw for cutting along the grain of timber

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Word Origin and History for rip-saw

"a hand saw, the teeth of which have more rake and less set than a cross-cut saw, used for cutting wood in the direction of the grain," 1846, from rip (n.) "split timber" (see rip (v.) + saw (n.1)).