whipstalk
whipstalk is the alternative form of whipstock.
Meaning of whipstock
Noun
whipstock (plural whipstocks)
- The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
- He had need mean better than his outward show
Can any way speak in his just commend;
For by his rusty outside he appears
To have practised more the whipstock than the lance.c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry...
- Synonyms:
- whipstick
- He had need mean better than his outward show
- The driver of a carriage.
Forms of whipstalk
| plural | whipstalks |
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Questions about whipstalk
- What is whipstalk the alternative form of?
- Whipstalk is the alternative form of whipstock.
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