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countable and uncountable, plural ripsaws
(woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut. examples
(uncountable, music, Caribbean) A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands. examples
third-person singular simple present ripsaws, present participle ripsawing, simple past and past participle ripsawed
To cut with a ripsaw. examples