Noun:

Whetstone,

whetstone's Usage Examples:

The outer cuticle of Oriental species is so hard that it forms a sharp and durable cutting edge, and it is so siliceous that it can be used as a whetstone.

Likhachev got up, rummaged in his pack, and soon Petya heard the warlike sound of steel on whetstone.

DELAWARE, a city and the county-seat of Delaware county, Ohio, U.S.A., on the Olentangy (or Whetstone) river, near the centre of the state.

The blade is Teflon coated, can be easily sharpened with a diamond whetstone and will slice through 20mm stems with ease.

Buy a small whetstone to sharpen it when purchasing your knife.

As Japanese knives have a single bevel, their razor edge can easily be maintained using a whetstone.

Married with two children, Andrew has lived in Whetstone for 19 years and has an organic allotment at Whetstone Stray.

"Ozheg-zheg, Ozheg-zheg..." hissed the saber against the whetstone, and suddenly Petya heard an harmonious orchestra playing some unknown, sweetly solemn hymn.

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Friern Barnet adjoins Finchley on the north and Whetstone on the south, the whole district being residential.

Synonyms:

stone, hone, oilstone,

Antonyms:

achromatic, artifact, dull, worsen,