リッパー

noun

seam ripper

A small sewing tool for cutting and removing stitches.

• リッパーで縫ぬい目めをほどいた。

  I unpicked the seam with a seam ripper.

noun

ripper (bulldozer attachment)

A claw-like attachment on a bulldozer used to break up hard ground or rock.

• ブルドーザーの後うしろにリッパーが付ついている。

  There is a ripper attached to the back of the bulldozer.

noun

ripper (software)

Software that extracts digital content from media, such as a CD ripper.

• CDリッパーで音おん楽がくを取とり込こんだ。

  I imported music using a CD ripper.

noun

rip saw; straight-line rip saw

A machine saw for cutting wood along the grain. Often written リッパ.

See also: リップソー

• 工こう場じょうでリッパを使つかって木もく材ざいを縦たてびきした。

  We ripped the lumber using a rip saw at the factory.