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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 woodplay

  Familiarity information: RIPSAW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RIPSAW (noun)


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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