Any hard fine-grained rock, as novaculite, of which whetstones are made; hone-stone.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [noun] > hard stone > whetstone (8) whetstone1578 Any hard fine-grained rock, as novaculite, of which whetstones are made; hone-stone. wolf-stone1640 (cf.dog stone, n.). hone1688 Rock of which whetstones are made, hone-stone. Water of Ayr stone1793 A kind of fine-grained grey stone (either a hardened shale or a claystone) formerly obtained along the banks of the Ayr and used for hones and… novaculite1794 Originally: any of various smooth, hard rocks used to make whetstones. Now: spec. a dense, hard, fine-grained, siliceous rock resembling chert… Turkey hone1794 = Turkey stone, n. 2. Turkey stone1816 A hard, fine-grained, siliceous rock imported from the Levant for whetstones; novaculite; a whetstone made of this. Also attributive. whet-slate1839 a hard slate used for hones; novaculite. |
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