: a coarse-toothed saw used to cut wood in the direction of the grain compare crosscut saw
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That has had a ripsaw effect on Musk, who is now vacillating between being the world’s first active trillionaire and the world’s first former-trillionaire.
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Joe Wilkins,
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“Ripsaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ripsaw. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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ripsaw
noun
rip·saw
ˈrip-ˌsȯ 
: a saw for cutting wood in the direction of the grain
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