1. the handle of a whip
2. a wedge-shaped tool used in oil drilling to deflect the drill bit
Usage: oil drilling

Examples

• The leather whipstock was worn smooth from years of use.
• He gripped the whipstock firmly before cracking the whip.
• The cowboy carved his initials into the wooden whipstock.
• Engineers installed a whipstock to create a directional well.
• The drilling crew positioned the whipstock at the correct angle.
• A whipstock allows drillers to change the direction of the borehole.