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whetstone

whets·tone

UK/ˈwɛtstəʊn/ US/ˈʍɛtˌstoʊn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives

Origin

From Middle English whestone, whetston, whetesston, from Old English hwetstān, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain (“whetstone”). Equivalent to whet (“to sharpen”) + stone.

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