whipsaw

¹whip·saw

noun \ˈhwip-ˌsȯ, ˈwip-\

Definition of WHIPSAW

: a narrow pit saw averaging 5 to 7¹⁄₂ feet (1.5 to 2.3 meters) in length

First Known Use of WHIPSAW

15th century

Rhymes with WHIPSAW

backsaw, band saw, bear claw, bedstraw, blue law, bucksaw, buzz saw, bylaw, case law, catclaw, cat's-paw, chain saw, Choctaw, coleslaw, Corn Law, crenshaw, cumshaw, cushaw, Danelaw, declaw, Esau, forepaw, fretsaw, glass jaw, grandma, grandpa, guffaw, hacksaw, handsaw, hawkshaw, hee-haw, hurrah, in-law, jackdaw, jackstraw, jigsaw, kickshaw, last straw, leash law, lockjaw, lynch law, macaw, Moose Jaw, Nassau, old-squaw, outdraw, outlaw, pasha, pawpaw, pit saw, pooh-bah, poor law, rickshaw, ringtaw, ripsaw, scofflaw, scrimshaw, scroll saw, seesaw, shield law, southpaw, Skiddaw, tack claw, trishaw, tussah, undraw, Utah, Warsaw, wiredraw, withdraw

²whipsaw

transitive verb

Definition of WHIPSAW

1

: to saw with a whipsaw

2

: to beset or victimize in two opposite ways at once, by a two-phase operation, or by the collusive action of two opponents <wage earners were whipsawed by inflation and high taxes>

First Known Use of WHIPSAW

1842