lockstitch

/lɑk stɪtʃ/
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Definitions of lockstitch
  1. noun
    machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread
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    type of:
    machine stitch, sewing-machine stitch
    a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread
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