whetstone

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.
2. (figuratively) A stimulant.
3. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Whetstone (“benchmark”).

Verb

To sharpen with a whetstone.

Concepts

pierre à aiguiser

meule à aiguiser

aiguisoir

meule

queux

🧑‍🍳

aiguisoir ''m''

pierre à faux

pierre à aiguiser ''f''

affiloir

Synonymes

grindstone

hone

sharpening stone

oilstone

sharpener

burr

knife sharpener

knives

necessity

need

oiler

file

polish

🇵🇱

pumice stone

rubber

emery stone

corner

smooth

grinding stone

knife grinder

snakestone

scythe-whetstone

rubstone

razor-strop

abrading stone

blade grinder

sickle grinder

whet-slate

whet slate

whetstone slate

knife stone

knife-grinder

Traductions

Schleifstein

Wetzstein

cote

slijpsteen

piedra de afilar

muela

σμιρίλιο

ακόνι

wetsteen

cos

mola ad umido

pedra de amolar

mó

piedra de amolar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwɛtˌstoʊn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: whestone

Hérité de ancien anglais: hwetstān

In summary

From Middle English whestone, whetston, whetesston, from Old English hwetstān, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain (“whetstone”). Equivalent to whet (“to sharpen”) + stone.