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Whipsaw

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Noun

1. lumberman's saw, two-handed saw, two-man saw, whipsaw

a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

Verb

2. whipsaw

victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations

3. whipsaw

saw with a whipsaw

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Whipsaw

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noun
1. 
any saw with a flexible blade, such as a bandsaw
verb -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed or -sawn (transitive)
2. 
to saw with a whipsaw
3. US
to defeat in two ways at once

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Whipsaw

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noun
1. 
any of several long-bladed saws; esp., a crosscut saw with a tapering blade, from 5 to 712 feet long and with a handle at each end, used usually by two persons
verb transitive US
2. 
to cut with a whipsaw
3. 
to defeat or get the best of (a person) two ways at once, as, in faro, by winning two different bets in a single play

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Whipsaw

see synonyms of whipsaw
n.
A narrow two-person crosscut saw.
tr.v. whip·sawed, whip·sawed or whip·sawn (-sôn), whip·saw·ing, whip·saws
1. To cut with a whipsaw.
2. To cause to move or alternate rapidly in contrasting directions: "The bond market ... continues to be whipsawed by fears of rekindled inflation" (Steven E. Levingston).
3. In card games, especially poker, for two players to raise and re-raise with one or more players in between who must call the raises in order to stay in the game.
4. To defeat or best in two ways at once.

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