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RIPSAW
ripsaw, splitsaw
(noun) a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ripsaw (plural ripsaws)
(woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.
(uncountable, music genre, 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
• crosscut saw
Verb
ripsaw (third-person singular simple present ripsaws, present participle ripsawing, simple past and past participle ripsawed)
To cut with a ripsaw.
Source: Wiktionary
Rip"saw`, Etym: [See Rip, v. t., 4.] (Carp.)
Definition: A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used for cutting wood in the direction of the fiber; -- called also ripping saw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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