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Rarewhittle
The correct spelling is whittle.
How to pronounce whittle
/ˈwɪtəl/
nounIPA: /ˈwɪtəl/
Say it like: Wit-tle
The correct spelling is whittle. A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.
- 2.A coarse greyish double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
- 3.A whittle shawl; a kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one.
verb
- 1.To cut or shape wood with a knife.
- 2.To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
- 3.To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
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