whipcord

[ hwip-kawrd, wip- ]

/ ˈʰwɪpˌkɔrd, ˈwɪp- /

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noun

a cotton, woolen, or worsted fabric with a steep, diagonally ribbed surface.

a strong, hard-twisted cord, sometimes used for the lashes of whips.

a cord made from the intestines of animals; catgut.

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Origin of whipcord

First recorded in 1275–1325, whipcord is from the Middle English word wyppe-cord.See whip, cord

Words nearby whipcord

whiny, whio, whip, whip-and-tongue graft, whipbird, whipcord, whip-cracker, whip graft, whip hand, whip in, whiplash

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How to use whipcord in a sentence

He was a tall, rather good-looking young fellow, all wire and whipcord, with a chronically whimsical expression.
A Frontier Mystery|Bertram Mitford
I was unused to oaths at that time and they cut me like whipcord, but all the same my pulse was bounding joyfully.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me|Hall Caine
Covert—A twill-woven cloth sometimes with full face, sometimes sheared to imitate whipcord.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson
The sailors, holding her wrists, could feel the whipcord tension of her muscles.
Cursed|George Allan England

A keen, sparely built man made of leather and whipcord, with the Australian's shrewd blue eyes.
The Mountebank|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for whipcord

whipcord

/ (ˈwɪpˌkɔːd) /

noun

a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonally ribbed surface

a closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips, etc

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