ripsaw

See also: rip saw

English

Alternative forms

rip saw

Etymology

rip +‎ saw

Noun

ripsaw (plural ripsaws)

(woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip.
(uncountable, music, 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

Translations

type of saw

Finnish: halkaisusaha
Maori: kani aritahi

Tagalog: lagaring-panistis

Verb

ripsaw (third-person singular simple present ripsaws, present participle ripsawing, simple past and past participle ripsawed)

To cut with a ripsaw.

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