\Whip"saw`\, n.
A kind of narrow ripsaw, tapering from butt to point, with
hook teeth and averaging from 5 to 71/2 feet in length, used
by one or two men.

\Whip"saw`\, v. t.
1. To saw with the whipsaw.
2. To defeat in, or cause to lose, two different bets at the
   same turn or in one play, as a player at faro who has made
   two bets at the same time, one that a card will lose and
   another that a different card will win; hence, to defeat
   in spite of every effort.

\Whip"saw`\, n.
A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame,
and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.