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Whipsaw   /wˈɪpsˌɔ/  /hwˈɪpsˌɔ/   Listen
Whipsaw

noun
1.
A saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people.  Synonyms: lumberman's saw, two-handed saw, two-man saw.





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"Whipsaw" Quotes from Famous Books



... so's not to land the outfit in the cellar, the sight of the poor sick man lyin' there—everlastingly lyin'—his helpless hands turned palm up on the covers, why, old Ag's heart was touched. He was that kind of grass-hopper, Ag, to whipsaw you out of a hundred and then lend you five hundred, even if he had to rip the pelt off somebody else to get it. I asked him ...
— Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters • Henry Wallace Phillips


Words linked to "Whipsaw" :   two-handed saw, pitsaw, chisel, saw, rip off, two-man saw, lumberman's saw, cheat


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