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lockstitch

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lockstitch (noun)
  2. Littleway Lockstitch (trademark)

lock·stitch

noun \ˈläk-ˌstich\

Definition of LOCKSTITCH

: a sewing machine stitch formed by the looping together of two threads one on each side of the material being sewn
— lockstitch verb
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First Known Use of LOCKSTITCH

circa 1859

Rhymes with LOCKSTITCH

backstitch, bewitch, Bowditch, chain stitch, cross-stitch, enrich, fast-pitch, fast-twitch, flame stitch, half hitch, hemstitch, jock itch, knit stitch, last-ditch, purl stitch, slow-pitch, slow-twitch, tent stitch, topstitch, unhitch, whipstitch, wild pitch

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