rip saw

A form of ripsaw — A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.

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Meanings

nounrip saw (plural rip saws)

plural rip saws

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of ripsaw.
verbrip saw (third-person singular simple present rip saws, present participle rip sawing, simple past rip sawed, past participle rip sawn)

present singular third person rip saws · participle present rip sawing · past rip sawed · participle past rip sawn

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of ripsaw.
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APA

rip saw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20saw

MLA

“rip saw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20saw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rip saw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20saw.

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