WHET

I. transitive verb (~ted; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English ~ten, from Old English hwettan; akin to Old High German wezzen to ~, waz sharp Date: before 12th century to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (as a stone) , to make keen or more acute ; excite , stimulate , ~ter noun II. noun Date: circa 1628 1. dialect a spell of work done with a scythe between the time it is sharpened and the time it needs to be sharpened again, time , while , something that sharpens or makes keen:, goad , incitement, appetizer