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whetstone
[ hwet-stohn, wet- ]
noun
- a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction.
- anything that sharpens:
a whetstone for dull wits.
whetstone
/ ˈwɛtˌstəʊn /
noun
- a stone used for sharpening edged tools, knives, etc
- something that sharpens
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whetstone1
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Example Sentences
In 1557, the Whetstone of Witte, an English algebra text, introduced the modern equal symbol.
When using a whetstone, you’ll have to flip the blade over to sharpen both sides, but it’ll work perfectly well.
There are electric sharpeners, two-stage hand sharpeners, and whetstones.
Even the best whetstones aren’t very expensive, but you can opt for a double-sided one for under $25.
The clever design of this knife sharpening stone allows you to simply flip the whetstone sharpener over to go from rough to fine.
He approved of Parpon, and never lost a chance of sharpening his humour on the dwarf's impish whetstone of a tongue.
Behind him, each of the natives had laid his stabbing-knife, skinning-knife, and whetstone.
It's colder'n a blue whetstone, so put on all the clothes you've got.
It is a profession which uses the conscience as a whetstone upon which to sharpen the intellect.
His firm and close-grained mind was a sort of whetstone on which my father sharpened his wits at this weekly setting.
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