ripsaw

2 definitions found

ripsaw - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ripsaw \Rip"saw`\, [See Rip, v. t., 4.] (Carp.)
     A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used
     for cutting wood in the direction of the grain (the fiber);
     -- called also ripping saw.
     [1913 Webster]

ripsaw - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ripsaw
      n 1: a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood [syn:
           ripsaw, splitsaw]