WHIPSTITCHING

whipstitch, whipping, whipstitching

(noun) a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

whipstitching

present participle of whipstitch

Source: Wiktionary


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.)

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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1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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