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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Whittling (0.04694 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Whittling.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: whittle
whittle
v : cut small bits or pare shavings from;
“whittle a piece of
wood” [syn:
pare]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Whittling
Whittle
\Whit"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Whittled; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Whittling.]
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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.
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2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to
excite with liquor; to inebriate. [Obs.]
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“In vino veritas.” When men are well whittled,
their tongues run at random. --Withals.
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