whet /(h)wet/

1. To sharpen by rubbing
2. To make keen
3. To excite
4. To incite (obsolete)
5. To preen (obsolete; rare)

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

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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