verb (gaming).—At faro to win at one turn, to beat in two ways at once; hence to win ‘hands down,’ to beat an opponent willy-nilly.
1896. LILLARD, Poker Stories, 119. The blacklegs showed no mercy. They did not let him win even a few dollars to encourage him, but either booked the cards every trip, or else WHIPSAWED him until he was forced to drop.
