# whipstock

**Pronunciation:** WHIPSTOCK

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Whipstock means the stock (rigid handle) of a whip.

## Examples

- The article uses whipstock to mean the stock (rigid handle) of a whip.
- The teacher asked students to find whipstock in the reading.
- Check the words around whipstock to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the whipstock — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a whipstock.
- whipstock in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked whipstock in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- whipstock example — The teacher gave a whipstock example.
- whipstock meaning — We checked the whipstock meaning before moving on.

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