ripsaw en · NOUN
Etymology
From rip + saw.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2001, Percival Everett, Erasure, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), pages 4-5:
- (Caribbean, uncountable) A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ripsaws | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| rip saw | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (26)
de Auftrennsäge (type of saw) · pl piła wzdłużna (type of saw) · fi halkaisusaha (type of saw) · tl lagaring-panistis (type of saw) · de Längskreissäge (type of saw) · de Längsaufteilsäge (type of saw) · de Fuchsschwanzsäge (type of saw) · pl płatnica (type of saw) · mi kani aritahi (type of saw) · de Trennbandsäge (type of saw) · de Tennsäge (type of saw) · de Schlitzsäge (type of saw) · de Besäumkreissäge (type of saw) · de Trennkreissäge (type of saw) · de Säge zum Längstrennen (type of saw) · mi kani kōreparepa (type of saw) · de Fuchsschwanz (type of saw) · de Längsschnittsäge (type of saw) · mi kani haratua (type of saw) · de Längs-Aufteilsäge (type of saw) · de Spaltsäge (type of saw) · pl rozpłatnica (type of saw) · de Längssäge (type of saw) · de Blattspaltsäge (type of saw) · de Besäumsäge (type of saw) · sv klyvsåg (type of saw)