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whetstone

[ hwet-stohn, wet- ]

/ ˈʰwɛtˌstoʊn, ˈwɛt- /

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noun

a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction.

anything that sharpens: a whetstone for dull wits.

Origin of whetstone

before 900; Middle English whetston, Old English hwetstān. See whet, stone

Words nearby whetstone

wherry, whet, whet one's appetite, whether, whether or not, whetstone, whew, whewellite, whey, wheyey, wheyface

Example sentences from the Web for whetstone

The Villiers motto, Fidei coticula crux, The cross is the whetstone of faith, is inscribed on the frieze.

Haunted London |Walter Thornbury
It is uncertain what the Naxian whetstone was, but it was considered the best variety of whetstone.

Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times |John Stewart Milne
The soldier was then on his way home, and when he got there the first thing he did was to look for the whetstone.

Lincoln's Yarns and Stories |Alexander K. McClure
If Whetstone had run swiftly in the first race, he fairly whistled through the air like a wild duck in the second.

The Duke Of Chimney Butte |G. W. Ogden

One day an Indian walked into my house and asked me for a whetstone.

Old Rail Fence Corners |Various

British Dictionary definitions for whetstone

whetstone

/ (ˈwɛtˌstəʊn) /

noun

a stone used for sharpening edged tools, knives, etc

something that sharpens