WHETSTONE


Meaning of WHETSTONE in English

/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 ]

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