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whipstitch

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From whip + stitch.

noun 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. c. 1678, John Dryden, Mac Flecknoe Where sold he bargains, "whip-stitch, kiss my arse", / Promised a play and dwindled to a farce?
  4. colloquial A little bit, especially a small interval of time; an instant.
  5. Half-ploughing or raftering.

verb whipstitches · whipstitching · whipstitched

  1. To sew using such a stitch.
  2. To half-plough or rafter.

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@misc{whipstitch_2026,
  title = {whipstitch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whipstitch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}