WHIPSTITCH


Meaning of WHIPSTITCH in English

noun a tailor;

— so called in contempt.

2. whipstitch ·noun the act or process of whipstitching.

3. whipstitch ·vt to rafter; to plow in ridges, as land.

4. whipstitch ·noun anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition.

5. whipstitch ·add. ·noun a small bit; ·esp., a small interval of time; an instant; a minute.

6. whipstitch ·add. ·vt to sew by passing the thread over and over; to overcast; whip.

Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Webster.