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ripsaw

[ rip-saw ]
/ ˈrɪpˌsɔ /
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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.

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Nearby words

  1. rippler,
  2. ripplet,
  3. ripply,
  4. riprap,
  5. riproaring,
  6. ripsnorter,
  7. ripstop nylon,
  8. riptide,
  9. ripuarian,
  10. riroriro

Origin of ripsaw

First recorded in 1840–50; rip1 + saw1
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British Dictionary definitions for rip-saw

ripsaw

/ (ˈrɪpˌsɔː) /

noun

a handsaw for cutting along the grain of timber
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Word Origin and History for rip-saw

rip-saw

n.

"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)).

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