Ripsaw

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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