WHIPSTITCH

whipstitch, whipping, whipstitching

(noun) a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

whipstitch (plural whipstitches)

A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.

(derogatory, archaic) A tailor.

Anything hastily put or stitched together; a hasty composition.

(colloquial) A little bit, especially a small interval of time; an instant.

(agriculture) Half-ploughing or raftering.

Verb

whipstitch (third-person singular simple present whipstitches, present participle whipstitching, simple past and past participle whipstitched)

To sew using such a stitch.

(agriculture) To half-plough or rafter.

Source: Wiktionary

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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.)

Definition: The act or process of whipstitching.

Whip"stitch`, v. t. (Agric.)

Definition: To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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