Definition of "ripsaw" []

• A coarse-toothed saw used for cutting wood along the grain. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Jenny was still snoring, a sound like a ripsaw in wet timber."
• "The town of Aurora was besieged by the media, most of whom had all the sensitivity of a ripsaw."
• "There was a big neon sign on the roof that appeared to spin like a ripsaw blade."