whipping
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whipping (countable and uncountable, plural whippings)
- (countable) The punishment of being whipped.
- (countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
- (uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.
- (countable) A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
- (nautical) The lashing of the end of a rope.
- 1999, Marine Crewman's Handbook: Field Manual 55-501[1], US Dept of the Army:
- Never cut a line or leave the end of a line dangling loose without a whipping to prevent it from unlaying. A line without a whipping will unlay of its own accord. A frayed line is a painful sight to a good seaman. Whenever a line or hawser has to be cut, whippings should be put on first. Put one whipping on each side of the cut. To prevent fraying, a temporary or plain whipping can be put on with any type of cordage, even with rope yarn.
- (bookbinding) The sewing of the edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread.
- Synonym: whipstitching
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punishment
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defeat
cooking technique
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cord
nautical term
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whipping
- present participle and gerund of whip