whipstitch Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
whipping; whipstitching.
WordNet
Whip"stitch` noun
Definitions
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A tailor; -- so called in contempt. -
Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition. R. Dryden. -
(Agric.) The act or process of whipstitching.
Whip"stitch` transitive verb
Definitions
(Agric.) To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land. Eng.
