Canadian English Meaning of whipstitch

Whipstitch

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Definitions and Meaning of whipstitch in English

Wordnet

whipstitch (n)

a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally

Webster

whipstitch (n.)

A tailor; -- so called in contempt.

Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition.

The act or process of whipstitching.

A small bit; esp., a small interval of time; an instant; a minute.

Webster

whipstitch (v. t.)

To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land.

To sew by passing the thread over and over; to overcast; whip.

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Whipstitch

a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonallyA tailor; -- so called in contempt., Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition., The

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whipstick => bullwhip, whipster => whipper, whipstalk => whip, whipstaff => Whipstaff, whip-snake => Whip snake,