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whip·saw  (hwpsô, wp-)

n.

A narrow two-person crosscut saw.

tr.v. whip·sawed, whip·sawed or whip·sawn (-sôn), whip·saw·ing, whip·saws

1. To cut with a whipsaw.

2. Games To win two bets from (a person) at one time, as in faro.

3. To cause to move or alternate rapidly in contrasting directions: "The bond market . . . continues to be whipsawed by fears of rekindled inflation" Steven E. Levingston.

4. To defeat or best in two ways at once.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whipsaw - a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people lumberman's saw, two-handed saw, two-man saw pitsaw - a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below saw - hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
Verb	1.	whipsaw - victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	2.	whipsaw - saw with a whipsaw saw - cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"