Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whipstitch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whip-stitch
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.

noun

Archaic; Derogatory

noun

Anything hastily put or stitched together; a hasty composition.

noun

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

Colloquial

noun

Half-ploughing or raftering.

verb

To sew using such a stitch.

verb

To half-plough or rafter.

Example Sentences

"c. 1678, John Dryden, Mac Flecknoe Where sold he bargains, "whip-stitch, kiss my arse", / Promised a play and dwindled to a farce?"

Etymology

From whip + stitch.

Usage

Inflected Forms

whipstitches (plural) whipstitches (present, singular) whipstitching (participle, present) whipstitched (participle, past) whipstitched (past)

Synonyms

whipping whipstitching

Questions

What does whipstitch mean?: A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.
Where does whipstitch come from?: From whip + stitch.

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