lockstitch
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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

First Known Use of LOCKSTITCH

circa 1859

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