ripsaw
English
noun
Definitions
- (woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.
- (uncountable) A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.
Etymology
Compound from English rip (copy plagiarize data from a CD, etc. the internet, DVD) + English saw (saying, a saying).
Origin
English
saw
Gloss
saying, a saying
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- againsaw English
- backsaw English
- bandsaw English
- bucksaw English
- buzzsaw English
- chainsaw English
- consaw English
- crown saw English
- framesaw English
- fretsaw English
- gainsaw English
- gangsaw English
- hacksaw English
- handsaw English
- hole saw English
- ice-saw English
- jigsaw English
- microsaw English
- minisaw English
- pad saw English
- pitsaw English
- quartersaw English
- resaw English
- rip English
- ripcord English
- ripgut brome English
- ripgut fence English
- riplock English
- rippable English
- ripper English
- ripstop English
- riptide English
- saw English
- sawable English
- sawbelly English
- sawbench English
- sawbill English
- sawblade English
- sawbones English
- sawbuck English
- sawdust English
- sawer English
- sawest English
- saweth English
- sawfish English
- sawfly English
- sawgrass English
- sawhorse English
- sawlike English
- sawlog English
- sawman English
- sawmill English
- sawmiller English
- sawpit English
- sawshark English
- sawtimber English
- sawtooth English
- sawwort English
- sawyer English
- singing saw English
- siterip English
- soothsaw English
- supersaw English
- unrip English
- whipsaw English
- withsaw English
- ripata Finnish
- ripear Spanish, Castilian
- ripar Portuguese
- rippen Middle English
- sawe Middle English
- sábh Irish
- so Tok Pisin
- rip
- saw
- resaw
- unrip
- sawer
- sawfly
- jigsaw
- ripper
- saweth
- sawyer
- pitsaw
- consaw
- sawman
- sawest
- sawlog
- sawpit
- buzzsaw
- handsaw
- withsaw
- backsaw
- ice-saw
- fretsaw
- bandsaw
- sawdust
- sawwort
- hacksaw
- sawbill
- sawbuck
- ripcord
- riplock
- ripstop
- minisaw
- whipsaw
- sawmill
- pad saw
- gainsaw
- bucksaw
- riptide
- sawable
- siterip
- sawfish
- sawlike
- gangsaw
- sawshark
- soothsaw
- sawbones
- chainsaw
- hole saw
- sawgrass
- supersaw
- rippable
- sawhorse
- sawtooth
- framesaw
- sawbelly
- sawbench
- microsaw
- sawblade
- againsaw
- crown saw
- sawtimber
- sawmiller
- quartersaw
- singing saw
- ripgut brome
- ripgut fence