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 Dell H. Munger
The reins had been torn from the whipstock; they were dragging in the street.
From The Corner House Girls at School by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
I stood on the wagon tongue for miles to reach them with the whipstock.
From Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail by F. N. (Frederick N.) Wilson
I did impeticos thy gratillity; for Malvolio's nose is no whipstock.
From Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
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