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Whipsaw logo #10101) Affect with opposite forces 2) Cutting implement 3) Handsaw 4) Jerk in two directions 5) Knout-cutting tool 6) Saw with a whipsaw 7) Subject to opposing forces 8) To operate a whipsaw 9) Two-handed saw 10) Two-person cutting tool
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Whipsaw logo #10101) Pitsaw
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Whipsaw logo #21000 A whipsaw or pitsaw was originally a type of saw used in a saw pit, and consisted of a narrow blade held rigid by a frame and called a frame saw or sash saw (see illustrations). This evolved into a 2-3 metre straight, stiff blade without a frame and a handle at each end. It was used close to the felling site to reduce large logs into beams and pla...
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whipsaw logo #22641narrow saw for cutting timber lengthwise
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Whipsaw logo #21002• (v. t.) To saw with the whipsaw. • (v. t.) 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. • (n.) A kind of narrow ripsaw, t...
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whipsaw logo #21003(from the article `hand tool`) ...pulling the saw up; the pitman and gravity did the work of cutting on the downstroke, for which the teeth were raked. A pit saw occasionally was ...
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Whipsaw logo #20972Whip'saw` noun A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.
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Whipsaw logo #20972Whip'saw` transitive verb 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 ...
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Whipsaw logo #20671When a share price moves in one direction, and then abruptly reverses direction, it is known as a... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/whipsaw.htm?id=1794&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of whipsaw'>more</a>
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whipsaw logo #20400[v] - victimize, esp. in gambling or negotiations 2. [v] - saw with a whipsaw
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