whipcord
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.whip·cord
noun \ˈhwip-ˌkȯrd, ˈwip-\Definition of WHIPCORD
1
: a thin tough cord made of braided or twisted hemp or catgut
2
: a cloth that is made of hard-twisted yarns and has fine diagonal cords or ribs
See Origin of WHIPCORD
from its use in making whips
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with WHIPCORD
aboard, accord, afford, award, backboard, backsword, bargeboard, baseboard, billboard, blackboard, boxboard, breadboard, broadsword, buckboard, cardboard, chalkboard, chessboard, chipboard, clapboard, clipboard, concord, corkboard, dashboard, discord, draft board, duckboard, face cord, fjord, flashboard, floorboard, footboard, freeboard, greensward, hardboard, headboard, inboard, keyboard, kickboard, landlord, lapboard, leeboard, matchboard, moldboard, nerve cord, onboard, on board, outboard, packboard, pasteboard, patchboard, patch cord, Peg-Board, pressboard, punchboard, rearward, record, reward, sailboard, scoreboard, seaboard, shipboard, sideboard, signboard, skateboard, slumlord, smallsword, snowboard, soundboard, splashboard, springboard, surfboard, switchboard, tailboard, tote board, untoward, wakeboard, wallboard, warlord, washboard, whiteboard, word-hoard
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