About The Word Whetstone
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Whetstone
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What's The Definition Of Whetstone?
[n] a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
Synonyms | Synonyms for Whetstone: Related Terms | Find terms related to Whetstone: See Also | hone | oilstone | stone Whetstone In Webster's Dictionary \Whet"stone`\, n. [AS. hwetst[=a]n.]
A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting,
or sharpening, edge tools.
The dullness of the fools is the whetstone of the wits.
--Shak.
Diligence is to the understanding as the whetstone to
the razor. --South.
Note: Some whetstones are used dry, others are moistened with
water, or lubricated with oil.
{To give the whetstone}, to give a premium for extravagance
in falsehood. [Obs.]
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