- whetstone whet·stone n
- ['wɛtˌstəʊn]
cote f
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whetstone whet·stone n
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Whetstone — Whet stone , n. [AS. hwetst[=a]n.] A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools. [1913 Webster] The dullness of the fools is the whetstone of the wits. Shak. [1913 Webster] Diligence is to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whetstone — (n.) O.E. hwetstan; see WHET (Cf. whet) + STONE (Cf. stone) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
whetstone — whet|stone [ˈwetstəun US stoun] n a stone used to make the blade of cutting tools sharp … Dictionary of contemporary English
whetstone — whet|stone [ wet,stoun, hwet,stoun ] noun count a stone on which you rub metal blades in order to make them sharper … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whetstone — whet•stone [[t]ˈ(h)wɛtˌstoʊn, ˈwɛt [/t]] n. a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction • Etymology: bef. 900 … From formal English to slang
To give the whetstone — Whetstone Whet stone , n. [AS. hwetst[=a]n.] A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools. [1913 Webster] The dullness of the fools is the whetstone of the wits. Shak. [1913 Webster] Diligence is to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whetstone — /hwet stohn , wet /, n. 1. a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction. 2. anything that sharpens: a whetstone for dull wits. [bef. 900; ME whetston, OE hwetstan. See WHET, STONE] * * * … Universalium
whetstone — [hwet′stōn΄, wet′stōn΄] n. [ME whetston < OE hwetstan < hwettan (see WHET) + stan, STONE] an abrasive stone for sharpening knives or other edged tools … English World dictionary
whetstone — noun a) A hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool. It was as if a stone were ground to dust; as if white sparks flew from a livid… … Wiktionary
whet-slate — n. (Min.) Novaculite, whetstone slate, Turkey stone, oil stone, whetstone … New dictionary of synonyms
stone — n 1. pebble, lapillus, rock, boulder; flint, slate, granite, adamant; crag, tor; gravel, lava, scoria; shale, bluestone, sandstone. 2. slab, flagstone, paving stone, cobblestone, building stone, cornerstone; monolith, obelisk. 3. precious stone,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
