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ripsaw

[ rip-saw ]

noun

  1. a saw for cutting wood with the grain.


verb (used with object)

ripsawed, ripsawed or ripsawn, ripsawing.
  1. to saw (wood) in such a manner.

ripsaw

/ ˈ°ùɪ±èËŒ²õÉ”Ë /

noun

  1. a handsaw for cutting along the grain of timber
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ripsaw1

First recorded in 1840–50; rip 1 + saw 1
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Good barbera offers ripsaw acidity that refreshes and cleans the mouth, making it a great choice with Italian sausages and fatty meats, pizza and stews.

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Other hand tools needed for the job included a rabbet plane No. 10, Japanese slick chisel, hand ripsaw and ryoba saw.

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“Why? We can talk. How are the ripsaw and the welders?â€

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Handing the Frenchman a whole sabre, he reproved him soberly, as a carpenter might an apprentice caught using a plane for a ripsaw.

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As for Charles Weyland's ripsaw criticisms, he had analyzed them dispassionately, as he had promised, and his reason rejected them in toto.

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