Definitions for whetstone
ˈʰwɛtˌstoʊn, ˈwɛt-whet·stone

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whetstonenoun

   a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whetstonenoun

   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. whetstonenoun

   A benchmark for evaluating the power of a computer.

3. Whetstonenoun

   A location in Barnet, London, England

4. Etymology: From whet + stone

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whetstonenoun

   Stone on which any thing is whetted, or rubbed to make it sharp.

   Etymology: whet and stone.

   The minds of the afflicted do never think they have fully conceived the weight or measure of their own woe: they use their affection as a whetstone both to wit and memory. Richard Hooker.

   What avail’d her resolution chaste,
   Whose soberest looks were whetstones to desire? Edward Fairfax.

   Whom the whetstone sharps to eat,
   And cry, milstones are good meat. Ben Jonson.

   Diligence is to the understanding as the whetstone to the razor; but the will is the hand, that must apply the one to the other. South.

   A whetstone is not an instrument to carve with; but it sharpens those that do. Shakespeare Illustrated.

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1. whetstone

   A whetstone, also known as a sharpening stone, is a tool used to sharpen the edges of metal implements like knives, razors, and cutting tools. It usually comes in the form of a rectangular block made from either natural or artificial materials that are harder than steel. Sharpening is achieved by grinding the edge of the tool against the whetstone along a predetermined angle.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whetstonenoun

   a piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools

2. Etymology: [AS. hwetstn.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whetstone

   Whetstone is a census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, north of Sierra Vista. The population was 2,354 at the 2000 census.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WHETSTONE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Whetstone is ranked #5721 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Whetstone surname appeared 6,064 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Whetstone.
   
   70.6% or 4,281 total occurrences were White.
   24.5% or 1,490 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 138 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 100 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 18 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Stone

How to pronounce whetstone?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say whetstone in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whetstone in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whetstone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of whetstone in a Sentence

1. George R.R. Martin:

   My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That's why I read so much Jon Snow.

2. Attorney General Dave Yost:

   These victims were completely dependent on others for day-to-day care, which their families trusted Whetstone Gardens to provide. Instead of providing that care, evidence shows these nurses forced the victims to endure awful mistreatment and then lied about it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=whetstone
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Whetstone
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=whetstone
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whetstone
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=whetstone
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html