whipstitch: Meaning and Definition of

whip•stitch

Pronunciation: (hwip'stich", wip'-), [key]
— v.t.
  1. to sew with stitches passing over an edge, in joining, finishing, or gathering.
—n.
  1. one such stitch.
  2. at short intervals: She drops in to see us every whipstitch.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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