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Definition of Whittle
1. Verb. Cut small bits or pare shavings from. "Whittle a piece of wood"
2. Noun. English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996).
Definition of Whittle
1. n. A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
2. n. A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
3. 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.
4. v. i. To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.
5. n. A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
6. n. A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
7. 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.
8. v. i. To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.
Definition of Whittle
1. Noun. A large knife. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive or intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Whittle
1. to cut or shave bits from [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES]
Medical Definition of Whittle
1. 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; especially, to excite with liquor; to inebriate. ""In vino veritas." When men are well whittled, their tongues run at random." (Withals) Origin: Whittled; Whittling. 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." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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