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whipstitch
('/hw//I/p,st/I//tS/ )

noun (n)

  • a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • A tailor; -- so called in contempt.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A small bit; esp., a small interval of time; an instant; a minute.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To sew by passing the thread over and over; to overcast; whip.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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