Ripsaw

Definitions

1. A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.
   countable, uncountable
2. A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.
   Caribbean, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“A ripsaw will slice smoothly along the grain, but chew up the wood if it goes against the grain.”

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