"whipstock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whipstocks [plural]
Etymology: whip + stock Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whip|stock}} whip + stock Head templates: {{en-noun}} whipstock (plural whipstocks)
  1. The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
    Sense id: en-whipstock-en-noun-HnHOjVDY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. (by extension) The driver of a carriage. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-whipstock-en-noun--232avxT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): biczysko [neuter] (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 100 0

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