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Whipsaw
Whipsaw Whip"saw`, n.
A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame,
and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.
Whipsaw
Whipsaw Whip"saw`, n.
A kind of narrow ripsaw, tapering from butt to point, with
hook teeth and averaging from 5 to 71/2 feet in length, used
by one or two men.
Whipsaw
Whipsaw Whip"saw`, v. t.
1. To saw with the whipsaw.
2. To defeat in, or cause to lose, two different bets at the
same turn or in one play, as a player at faro who has made
two bets at the same time, one that a card will lose and
another that a different card will win; hence, to defeat
in spite of every effort.
Whipstaff
Whipstaff Whip"staff`, n. (Naut.)
A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering.
Whipstalk
Whipstalk Whip"stalk`, n.
A whipstock.
Whipster
Whipster Whip"ster, n. [Whip + -ster.]
A nimble little fellow; a whippersnapper.
Every puny whipster gets my sword. --Shak.
Whipstick
Whipstick Whip"stick`, n.
Whip handle; whipstock.
Whipstitch
Whipstitch Whip"stitch`, n.
1. A tailor; -- so called in contempt.
2. Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty
composition. [R.] --Dryden.
3. (Agric.) The act or process of whipstitching.
Whipstitch
Whipstitch Whip"stitch`, v. t. (Agric.)
To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land. [Eng.]
Whipstitch
Whipstitch Whip"stitch`, n.
A small bit; esp., a small interval of time; an instant; a
minute. [Dial. or Colloq.]
Whipstitch
Whipstitch Whip"stitch`, v. t.
To sew by passing the thread over and over; to overcast;
whip.
Whipstock
Whipstock Whip"stock`, n.
The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.
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