whetstone
a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction.
anything that sharpens: a whetstone for dull wits.
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In 1557, the whetstone of Witte, an English algebra text, introduced the modern equal symbol.
When using a whetstone, you’ll have to flip the blade over to sharpen both sides, but it’ll work perfectly well.
The best knife sharpener to keep your blades safe and effective | Edmund Torr | February 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThere are electric sharpeners, two-stage hand sharpeners, and whetstones.
The best knife sharpener to keep your blades safe and effective | Edmund Torr | February 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceEven the best whetstones aren’t very expensive, but you can opt for a double-sided one for under $25.
The best knife sharpener to keep your blades safe and effective | Edmund Torr | February 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe clever design of this knife sharpening stone allows you to simply flip the whetstone sharpener over to go from rough to fine.
The best knife sharpener to keep your blades safe and effective | Edmund Torr | February 25, 2021 | Popular-Science
He approved of Parpon, and never lost a chance of sharpening his humour on the dwarf's impish whetstone of a tongue.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerBehind him, each of the natives had laid his stabbing-knife, skinning-knife, and whetstone.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries | Francis Rolt-WheelerIt's colder'n a blue whetstone, so put on all the clothes you've got.
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandIt is a profession which uses the conscience as a whetstone upon which to sharpen the intellect.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyHis firm and close-grained mind was a sort of whetstone on which my father sharpened his wits at this weekly setting.
Spare Hours | John Brown
British Dictionary definitions for whetstone
/ (ˈwɛtˌstəʊn) /
a stone used for sharpening edged tools, knives, etc
something that sharpens
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