whipstock

American  

[hwip-stok, wip-] / ˈʰwɪpˌstɒk, ˈwɪp- /

noun

1. the handle of a whip.

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whipstock British  

/ ˈwɪpˌstɒk /

noun

1. a whip handle

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Etymology

Origin of whipstock

First recorded in 1520–30; whip + stock

Example Sentences

And it is where the "whipstock," a curving drill stem that steals oil from other wells, was long king.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 was a Prince—a baby prince—my doom, You see, I made a whipstock of a wand, My top has henceforth slept in faery land.

From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by Keats, John

“I guess you have,” John said, relinquishing the whipstock.

From The Wind Before the Dawn by Munger, Dell H.

As in his former encounter, his weapon was again a long, tough whipstock with a leather thong attached.

From He Fell in Love with His Wife by Roe, Edward Payson