"extra stitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: extra stitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} extra stitch (plural extra stitches)
  1. Synonym of husband stitch Synonyms: husband stitch [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-extra_stitch-en-noun-2Pby4-3J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see extra, stitch.
    Sense id: en-extra_stitch-en-noun-iaVP0RN-

Inflected forms

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          "text": "'Men like it tight. Didn't you ask the surgeon for the extra stitch like I told you?'\n'No.'\nGranny looked shocked. 'You didn't you ask for the husband's stitch?'\n'No,' Mother said. 'The very thought of asking for something like that. it makes me feel sick.'",
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