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whittle

The correct spelling is whittle.

How to pronounce whittle

/ˈwɪtəl/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.
  2. 2.A coarse greyish double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
  3. 3.A whittle shawl; a kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one.

verb

  1. 1.To cut or shape wood with a knife.
  2. 2.To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
  3. 3.To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.

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