whipstock
the handle of a whip.
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How to use whipstock in a sentence
“Wonder whut all them buzzards are doin' yonder, squire,” he said, pointing upward with his whipstock.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. CobbThey halted and David drew up, winding the reins about the whipstock and pulling off his buckskin glove.
David Harum | Edward Noyes WestcottThen, on an even reach, he wrapped the reins about the whipstock and publicly filled and lighted his clay pipe.
The Happy End | Joseph HergesheimerHe clambered up to the enormous height of the driver's seat, unwrapped the reins from the whipstock, and the team started forward.
The Happy End | Joseph HergesheimerThe road grew steeper still, and, fastening the reins about the whipstock, Gordon swung out over the wheel and walked.
Mountain Blood | Joseph Hergesheimer
British Dictionary definitions for whipstock
/ (ˈwɪpˌstɒk) /
a whip handle
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