Ripsaw — (sometimes Rip saw, Rip Saw, RipSaw or The Duluth Rip Saw) was a Duluth, Minnesota newspaper published from 1917 to 1926 and again from 1999 to 2005. In its original incarnation, the paper was a scandal sheet with a reputation for muckraking,… … Wikipedia
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ripsaw — [rip′sô΄] n. [ RIP1 + SAW1] a saw with coarse teeth, for cutting wood along the grain … English World dictionary
ripsaw — 1. noun A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip. Ant: crosscut saw 2. verb To cut with a ripsaw … Wiktionary
ripsaw — /ˈrɪpsɔ/ (say ripsaw) noun a saw used for sawing timber with the grain. {rip1 (verb) + saw1} …
Ripsaw music — Ripsaw is a musical genre which originated in the Turks and Caicos Islands, specifically in the Middle and North Caicos. A very closely related variant, rake and scrape, is played in the Bahamas. Its most distinctive characteristic is the use of… … Wikipedia
ripsaw — noun Date: 1846 a coarse toothed saw used to cut wood in the direction of the grain compare crosscut saw … New Collegiate Dictionary
ripsaw — /rip saw /, n., v., ripsawed, ripsawed or ripsawn, ripsawing. n. 1. a saw for cutting wood with the grain. v.t. 2. to saw (wood) in such a manner. [1840 50; RIP1 + SAW1] * * * … Universalium
ripsaw — n. coarse toothed saw for cutting wood along the grain … English contemporary dictionary
ripsaw — noun a coarse saw for cutting wood along the grain … English new terms dictionary
