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English

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A whetstone being used to sharpen a knife.

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishwhestone,whetston,whetesston, fromOld Englishhwetstān, fromProto-West Germanic*hwattjastain(whetstone). Equivalent towhet(to sharpen) +‎stone.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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whetstone (pluralwhetstones)

  1. Asharpeningstone; a hard stone or piece of syntheticallybonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen orhone anedgedtool.
    Synonym:honestone
    Hypernym:stone
    Coordinate terms:holystone;grindstone;grinding wheel
  2. (figurative) Astimulant.
  3. (computing)Alternativeletter-case form ofWhetstone(benchmark).

Translations

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stone used to hone tools

Verb

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whetstone (third-person singular simple presentwhetstones,present participlewhetstoning,simple past and past participlewhetstoned)

  1. (transitive) Tosharpen with a whetstone.
    Synonym:stone(verb)(ellipsis)
    Coordinate terms:holystone(verb);grind(verb)
    Near-synonym:hone(verb)
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