whittle

1. n. A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl. Source: opted

2. n. Same as Whittle shawl, below. Source: opted

3. n. A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife. Source: opted

4. v. t. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife. Source: opted

5. v. t. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate. Source: opted

6. v. i. To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife. Source: opted

7. v. cut small bits or pare shavings from Source: wordnet

8. (a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl. C. Kingsley. (b) Same as Whittle shawl, below. Whittle shawl, a kind of fine woolen shawl, originally and especially a white one. A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife. "A butcher's whittle." Dryden. "Rude whittles." Macaulay. He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hose. Betterton. 1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife. 2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate. [Obs.] "In vino veritas." When men are well whittled, their tongues run at random. Withals. To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife. Dexterity with a pocketknife is a part of a Nantucket education; but I am inclined to think the propensity is national. Americans must and will whittle. Willis. Source: webster

9. A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife. "A butcher'swhittle." Dryden. "Rude whittles." Macaulay.He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hose. Betterton. Source: adambom

10. v:100 n. English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996) v. cut small bits or pare shavings from Source: ecdict

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