whipsawed

[ hwip-sawd, wip- ]

adjective

, Stock Exchange.

1. subjected to a double loss, as when an investor has bought a stock at a high price soon before it declines and then, in order to make good the loss, sells it short before it advances.

Word History and Origins

Origin of whipsawed¹

whipsaw + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Darkness had fallen “from the wings of night” when Marion slipped alone out of the whipsawed cabin.

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She had climbed the hill at the back of the ancient whipsawed cabin which was occupied by Mrs. McAlpin and her friends.

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From out the clump of mountain ivy that skirted the hill above the whipsawed cabin there had darted a shadow.

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The cheery lamplight that suddenly burst forth through the small square window of the whipsawed cabin below reassured her.

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Under her efficient care Hallie had become the cheery joy of the whipsawed house.

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