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ripsaw

The correct spelling is ripsaw.

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noun

Say it like: Rip-saw

The correct spelling is ripsaw. A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.

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Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To cut with a ripsaw.

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