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单词 whet-slate
释义

whet /(h)wet/

transitive verb (whettˈing; whettˈed)
  1. To sharpen by rubbing
  2. To make keen
  3. To excite
  4. To incite (obsolete)
  5. To preen (obsolete; rare)
noun
  1. An act of sharpening
  2. Sharpness
  3. A time, occasion (dialect)
  4. An incitement or stimulus
  5. Something that sharpens the appetite
  6. An appetizer
ORIGIN: OE hwettan, cognate with hwæt sharp; Ger wetzen

whettˈer noun

whetˈ-slate noun

Novaculite

whetˈstone noun

  1. A stone for sharpening edged instruments
  2. A stimulant

whet on or forward (Shakespeare)

To urge on
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