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whipstitch en · NOUN

Etymology

From whip + stitch.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
whipstitches	Number=Plur		lexicographic

whipstitch en · VERB

Etymology

From whip + stitch.

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
whipstitching	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
whipstitches	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
whipstitched	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
whipstitched	Tense=Past		lexicographic