whipstock
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of whipstock
Example Sentences
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And it is where the "whipstock," a curving drill stem that steals oil from other wells, was long king.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I guess you have,” John said, relinquishing the whipstock.
From The Wind Before the Dawn by Munger, Dell H.
The laniards of the shrouds had been cut away on both sides, and the tall and tapering mast was quivering and bending like a whipstock, from the action of the wind and the waves.
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne
They halted and David drew up, winding the reins about the whipstock and pulling off his buckskin glove.
From David Harum A Story of American Life by Westcott, Edward Noyes
A long stick, once a whipstock, rose from the front of the wagon bed.
From The Covered Wagon by Hough, Emerson
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