lockstitch

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lock·stitch

also lock stitch (lŏk′stĭch′)

A stitch made on a sewing machine by interlocking the upper thread and the bobbin thread.

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lockstitch

(ˈlɒkˌstɪtʃ)

vb (tr)

(Knitting & Sewing) to sew with lockstitch

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lockstitch - machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread

machine stitch, sewing-machine stitch - a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread

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