whipstock

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Noun
  • The tools—mostly spear shafts and projectile points used for hunting reindeer and bison—were thought to have been crafted from whale bones, based on their porous appearance.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025
  • The team is standing at the bottom of an elevator shaft.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Try to find a spot for new okra plantings where root knot nematodes have not affected previous crops.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
  • And earlier that year, farmers also contended with a late-spring frost that affected some crops, like peaches.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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“Whipstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipstock. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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