To operate a whipsaw. / (transitive, finance) To cause (a trader) to lose potential profit by buying shares just before the price falls, or by selling them just before the price rises.

Having the characteristic of arguing two sides at once.

plural of whipsaw

A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge. / (derogatory, archaic) A tailor. / Anything hastily put or stitched together; a hasty composition.

To sew using such a stitch. / (agriculture) To half-plough or rafter.

plural of whipstitch

present participle of whipsaw

plural of whipstock

The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip. / (by extension) The driver of a carriage.

simple past tense and past participle of whipstitch