[whip.saw] n [
[2]whip] (1538): a narrow pit saw averaging from
5. to
7. 1/2 feet (1.5 to 2.3 meters) in length
[2]whipsaw vt (1842) 1: to saw with a whipsaw
2: to beset or victimize in two opposite ways at once, by a two-phase operation, or by the collusive action of two opponents "wage earners were ~ed by inflation and high taxes"