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
He was holding the whipstock in his right hand, and that favored the Texan.
From Kid Wolf of Texas by Powers, Paul S. (Paul Sylvester)
Then, on an even reach, he wrapped the reins about the whipstock and publicly filled and lighted his clay pipe.
From The Happy End by Hergesheimer, Joseph
I did impeticos thy gratillity; for Malvolio's nose is no whipstock; my lady has a white hand, and the Myrmidons are no bottle-ale houses.
From Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, William
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
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