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lockstitch
noun lock·stitch \ˈläk-ˌstich\
Definition of LOCKSTITCH
: a sewing machine stitch formed by the looping together of two threads one on each side of the material being sewn
— lockstitch verb
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First Known Use of LOCKSTITCH
circa 1859
Rhymes with LOCKSTITCH
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