whetstone
pronunciation
How to pronounce whetstone in British English:
UK [ˈwetstəʊn]
How to pronounce whetstone in American English:
US [ˈwetstoʊn]
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- Noun:
- a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
Word Origin
- whetstone (n.)
- Old English hwetstan; see whet + stone (n.).
Example
- 1. The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone .
- 2. The xiata grasslands are as flat as a whetstone .
- 3. The god will not be with people , it is helped from the people of the whetstone .
- 4. Emulation is the whetstone of wits .
- 5. Do you have a whetstone ?