ripsaw
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ripsaw
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From rip + saw.
noun ripsaws · rip saw
- A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut. A ripsaw will slice smoothly along the grain, but chew up the wood if it goes against the grain.
- A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.
Similar: rake and scrape · Opposite: crosscut saw
verb ripsaws · ripsawing · ripsawed · rip saw
- To cut with a ripsaw.
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Similar: rake and scrape · Opposite: crosscut saw
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noun type of saw
| Deutsch | Längsschnittsäge, Spaltsäge, Fuchsschwanz, Fuchsschwanzsäge, Blattspaltsäge, Schlitzsäge |
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Talk about this word "ripsaw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ripsaw. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ripsaw. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ripsaw "ripsaw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ripsaw.Cite this
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title = {ripsaw},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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