whipsaw
noun
a saw for two persons, as a pitsaw, used to divide timbers lengthwise.
whipsawn
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past participleof whipsaw.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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The steamer Grahame was built at Chipewyan of whipsawn lumber, and much of her steel and ironwork was wrought on Wyllie's forge.
From The New North by Agnes Deans Cameron
