ripsaw

noun

Meaning

A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.
A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.
To cut with a ripsaw.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

splitsaw(English)rift saw(English)framesaw(English)bucksaw(English)sawzall(English)reciprocating saw(English)whipsaw(English)jigsaw(English)huss(English)homegrown(English)howe(English)spin(English)

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Sources

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