RIPSAW - Definition

Pronunciation:		'reepsâ
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood

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	Synonyms:	splitsaw

	See Also:	carpenter's saw, handsaw

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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 fiber; -- called also {ripping saw}.