Dictionary entry

Whipsaw (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.