WHIPSAW
\wˈɪpsɔː], \wˈɪpsɔː], \w_ˈɪ_p_s_ɔː]\
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To saw with the whipsaw.
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A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.
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A kind of narrow ripsaw, tapering from butt to point, with hook teeth and averaging from 5 to 7 feet in length, used by one or two men.
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To defeat in, or cause to lose, two different bets at the same turn or in one play, as a player at faro who has made two bets at the same time, one that a card will lose and another that a different card will win.
By Oddity Software
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To saw with the whipsaw.
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A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.
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A kind of narrow ripsaw, tapering from butt to point, with hook teeth and averaging from 5 to 7 feet in length, used by one or two men.
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To defeat in, or cause to lose, two different bets at the same turn or in one play, as a player at faro who has made two bets at the same time, one that a card will lose and another that a different card will win.
By Noah Webster.
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