What does whipstock mean?
Whipstock means The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip..
He had need mean better than his outward show Can any way speak in his just commend; For by his rusty outside he appears To have practised more the whipstock than the lance.
Jerry gave one terror-stricken look, wound his reins round the whipstock, and, leaping from his seat, disappeared behind a convenient tree.
[…] cowherds and carters had goads and whipstocks of quicken-wood, to counteract the witch who could bring the team to a standstill, whence the old sayings: Woe to the lad Without a rowan-tree gad, and: If your whipstock’s made of rown You may ride through any town.
He liked to have [the axe-helve] slender as a whipstock, Free from the least knot, equal to the strain Of bending like a sword across the knee.
Use whipstock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whipstock means The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip..
Common synonyms include whipstick.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He had need mean better than his outward show Can any way speak in his just commend; For by his rusty outside he appears To have practised more the whipstock than the lance.
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