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Whipstitch

Whipstitch Meaning & Definition
Whipstitch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Whipstitch?

[n] a stitch passing over an edge diagonally

Synonyms | Synonyms for Whipstitch: whipping | whipstitching

Related Terms | Find terms related to Whipstitch:

See Also | stitch

Whipstitch In Webster's Dictionary

\Whip"stitch`\, n. A small bit; esp., a small interval of time; an instant; a minute. [Dial. or Colloq.]
\Whip"stitch`\, v. t. To sew by passing the thread over and over; to overcast; whip.
\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.
\Whip"stitch`\, v. t. (Agric.) To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land. [Eng.]

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