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Definition of Whetting

Whetting
Whet Whet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Whetting.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG. wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. v["a]ttja, and AS. hw[ae]t vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr, bold, active, Sw. hvass sharp, Dan. hvas, Goth. hwassaba sharply, and probably to Skr. cud to impel, urge on.] 1. To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife. The mower whets his scythe. --Milton. Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak. --Byron. 2. To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage. Since Cassius first did whet me against C[ae]sar, I have not slept. --Shak. To whet on, To whet forward, to urge on or forward; to instigate. --Shak.

Meaning of Whetting from wikipedia

- northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus) is a species of small owl in the family Strigidae. The species is native to North America. Saw-whet owls of the...
- WHET (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale...
- levelled out with sandpaper or a levelling or flattening stone. Look up whet or wet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Though "whetstone" is often mistaken[by...
- Gary Whetter (born 6 September 1963) is an English former footballer who pla**** as a striker in the Football League for Darlington. He also pla**** non-league...
- Leslie Hatton Whetter (10 December 1888 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand – 3 December 1955 Matakana, Auckland, New Zealand); was a surgeon and Antarctic explorer...
- James C. A. Whetter (20 September 1935 – 24 February 2018) was a Cornish historian and politician, noted as a Cornish nationalist and editor of The Cornish...
- The Bermuda saw-whet owl (Aegolius gradyi) is an extinct species of owl that was endemic to Bermuda. It was described from fossil records and explorer...
- Robert Whetters (born 2 September 1939) is a former Australian racing cyclist. He won the Australian national road race title in 1969. He also competed...
- Whetter Nunatak (66°58′S 143°1′E / 66.967°S 143.017°E / -66.967; 143.017) is a small rock outcrop on the coastal ice slopes near the sea, situated...
- Whetstone may refer to: Whetstone, a sharpening stone used for knives and other cutting tools Hornfels, a type of stone sometimes called whetstone Whetstone...