ripsaw

See also: rip saw

English

Alternative forms

rip saw

Etymology

rip +‎ saw

Noun

ripsaw (countable and uncountable, 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, 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
German: Längsschnittsäge f, Spaltsäge f, Fuchsschwanz (de) m, Fuchsschwanzsäge f, Blattspaltsäge f, Schlitzsäge f, Längsaufteilsäge f, Auftrennsäge f, Längssäge f, Besäumsäge f, Trennkreissäge f, Säge zum Längstrennen f, Längskreissäge f, Längs-Aufteilsäge f, Besäumkreissäge f, Tennsäge f, Trennbandsäge f
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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