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Ripsaw

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut. countable, uncountable

    "A ripsaw will slice smoothly along the grain, but chew up the wood if it goes against the grain."

  2. 2
    a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood wordnet
  3. 3
    A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands. Caribbean, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To cut with a ripsaw.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From rip + saw.

Etymology 2

From rip + saw.

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