frog stich
v.— «Frog Stitch: To rip out a whole row at a time: as the frog says, “Rip it, rip it, rip it, rip it…“» —“Stories and stitches from Paint’s fleece” News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Dec. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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