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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut..
A ripsaw will slice smoothly along the grain, but chew up the wood if it goes against the grain.
Use ripsaw when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ripsaw means (woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut..
Common synonyms include rake and scrape, splitsaw.
Possible antonyms include crosscut saw.
A ripsaw will slice smoothly along the grain, but chew up the wood if it goes against the grain.
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