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RIPSAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ripsaw mean?
• RIPSAW (noun)
The noun RIPSAW has 1 sense:
1. a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood
Familiarity information: RIPSAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ripsaw; splitsaw
Hypernyms ("ripsaw" is a kind of...):
carpenter's saw; hand saw; handsaw (a saw used with one hand for cutting wood)
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