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whipstitches

whipstitches is the plural of whipstitch.

Meaning of whipstitch

Noun

whipstitch (plural whipstitches)

  1. A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.
  2. (archaic, derogatory) A tailor.
  3. Anything hastily put or stitched together; a hasty composition.
    • Where sold he bargains, "whip-stitch, kiss my arse", / Promised a play and dwindled to a farce?c. 1678, John Dryden, Mac Flecknoe
  4. (colloquial) A little bit, especially a small interval of time; an instant.
  5. Half-ploughing or raftering.

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Questions about whipstitches

What is whipstitches the plural of?
Whipstitches is the plural of whipstitch.

Words near whipstitches in the dictionary

  1. whipsters
  2. whipstick
  3. whipsticks
  4. whipstitch
  5. whipstitched
  6. whipstitches
  7. whipstitching
  8. whipstock
  9. whipstocks
  10. whipt
  11. whiptail

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