Whet
71saw-whet — noun see saw whet owl …
72saw-whet owl — /saw hwet , wet / a very small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, having streaked, brown plumage and lacking ear tufts. [1825 35, Amer.; allegedly so called because its cry was likened to the noise of a saw being whetted] * * * …
73a-whet — …
74wet — whet …
75wet(s) — whet(s) (?) …
76Whetted — 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,… …
77Whetting — 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,… …
78oilstone — Whet Whet, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The act of whetting. [1913 Webster] 2. That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer. Sips, drams, and whets. Spectator. [1913 Webster] {Whet slate} (Min.), a variety of slate used for sharpening cutting… …
79whetstone slate — Whet Whet, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The act of whetting. [1913 Webster] 2. That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer. Sips, drams, and whets. Spectator. [1913 Webster] {Whet slate} (Min.), a variety of slate used for sharpening cutting… …
80whetstone — whet|stone [ˈwetstəun US stoun] n a stone used to make the blade of cutting tools sharp …