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单词 whipcord
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whipcord in British English

(ˈwɪpˌkɔːd)
noun
1. 
a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonally ribbed surface
2. 
a closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips, etc

whipcord in American English

(ˈhwɪpˌkɔrd; ˈwɪpˌkɔrd)
noun
1. 
a hard, twisted or braided cord used for whiplashes, etc.
2. 
a strong worsted cloth with a hard, diagonally ribbed surface

Examples of 'whipcord' in a sentence
whipcord

His muscular neck indicated that his body would have the same whipcord tautness of his face.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Her slender body carried no fat, each muscle defined and as hard as whipcord.
Forrest, Roberta WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM (2002)
He was perhaps six feet tall, with a whipcord leanness to his body and a thin, narrow face in which the eyes gleamed watchfully.
Lewis, Roy A TROUT IN THE MILK (2002)

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