4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whipsaw \Whip"saw`\, n.
A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame,
and worked by two persons; also a fret saw.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whipsaw \Whip"saw`\, n.
A kind of narrow ripsaw, tapering from butt to point, with
hook teeth and averaging from 5 to 71/2 feet in length, used
by one or two men.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whipsaw \Whip"saw`\, v. t.
1. To saw with the whipsaw.
2. 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; hence to defeat
in spite of every effort.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
whipsaw
n : a saw intended to be used by two people [syn: {two-handed
saw}]
v 1: victimize, esp. in gambling or negotiations
2: saw with a whipsaw
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