whetstone
A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that…A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.
» The blacksmith kept a whetstone beside the forge.
Meaning
2 sensesA sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.
Schleifstein, Wetzstein, Abziehstein
осело́кoselók, брусbrus, точи́льный ка́меньtočílʹnyj kámenʹ
брусbrus, осла́oslá
a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
(figuratively)A stimulant.
Examples
3 sentencesThe blacksmith kept a whetstone beside the forge.
Tom slid the knife across the whetstone until it was razor-sharp.
Sand and gravel are stone broken into bits. A whetstone, flint, marble etcetera are ordinary stones.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English whestone, whetston, whetesston, from Old English hwetstān, from Proto-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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