Ripsawed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Cut wood along the grain using a ripsaw, a tool designed to make lengthwise cuts
2. Sawed lengthwise through wood using a coarse-toothed saw designed for that direction
3. Made lengthwise cuts through timber with a ripsaw, a saw designed to cut parallel to the grain

Etymology: "Ripsawed" is the past tense and past participle of "ripsaw", a verb meaning to cut wood with a ripsaw, which is a saw with teeth shaped to cut along the grain. The base word "ripsaw" is a compound of "rip" and "saw". "Rip" in this sense refers to cutting or splitting wood lengthwise along its grain, and "saw" is the familiar cutting tool, so the compound describes a saw used for that particular job.