whetstone
2
7.6
- noun
- /ˈwɛtˌstoʊn/
:
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- Moses impassively sharpened a pocketknife with a whetstone and pretended not to listen.
- knife and whetstone
- whetstone for sharpening
- whetstone to hone
They're sharpening, you know, they're against the whetstone of America, you know, and, and the systems that we have.
- They're sharpening, you know, they're against the whetstone of America, you know, and, and the systems that we have.
- Or use a whetstone if you are a crazy person like me and have several whetstones at women Enjoy beer asks cooking substitution question.
Examples
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After checking the blade by pressing his thumb to it, he sharpened it with a whetstone until it was ready.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Furi sharpener is great, although we do run the older knife over a whetstone every now and again.
Blog text (34) -
Out behind the goat pen was the big rock Bathsheba had set up for a whetstone.
Fiction book (1994) -
We found a knife, a survival knife with a whetstone in the sheath and a compass in the handle.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ahl ran her whetstone along the knife's blade.
Fiction book (1999) -
He struck the dull side of the blade against the whetstone, and sparks shot out.
Fiction book (1997) -
On the coffee table were those few belongings I had chosen to keep with me: my alarm clock, my knife and whetstone, my penlight, and my westerns.
Fiction book (1996) -
He used the whetstone to sharpen his kitchen knives before the big dinner party.
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To keep his tools in top condition, he sharpened them regularly on a whetstone.
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The craftsmen demonstrated how to properly use a whetstone for honing the blades.
Synonyms
9
6.9
A thick round stone that turns to sharpen knives and other tools
2
6.7
A stone used to make blades or tools sharp
A stone used with oil to sharpen the edge of knives and tools
How Effective
- Specialized
1
3.9
2
7.6
2
9.8
10
1.1
4
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whetstone comes from whet ('to sharpen') and stone, so it is a stone used to make knives and tools sharp. You also see whet in the phrase 'whet your appetite', where it means 'sharpen' your interest, which makes the tool's purpose easy to remember.