rift saw

noun

: a saw for rifting timber (as into boards and laths)

especially : a circular saw having four or more toothed projecting arms for sawing cants into flooring strips

Word History

Etymology

rift entry 2 + saw

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Rhymes for rift saw

• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw
• byelaw
• bylaw
• chainsaw
• cheraw
• coleslaw
• crenshaw
• dada
• esau