extra stitch

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Noun

extra stitch (plural extra stitches)

  1. Synonym of husband stitch
    • 2013 April 18, Ian Pattison, Unhappy-Go-Lucky, Profile Books, →ISBN, →OCLC:
      'Men like it tight. Didn't you ask the surgeon for the extra stitch like I told you?'
      'No.'
      Granny looked shocked. 'You didn't you ask for the husband's stitch?'
      'No,' Mother said. 'The very thought of asking for something like that. it makes me feel sick.'
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see extra,‎ stitch.