English-Finnish translations for whipsaw

Definition of whipsaw

  • a rip saw often operated by two people
  • To operate a whipsaw
  • To defeat someone in two different ways at once
  • Of a trade union: to coerce employers into capitulating by bringing them the news that other employers have already done so
  • having the characteristic of arguing two sides at once

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