whetstone

noun

whet·stone ˈ(h)wet-ˌstōn

: a stone for whetting edge tools

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People have years of experience and use whetstones and other expensive machines. —

David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 On her right side was a small oak chest containing a whetstone and flints, and on her left side was a knife and an iron object that could be a key. —

Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024 Jacobs-Jenkins’s 2013 play takes place during a queasy reunion of three adult siblings at the former plantation in Arkansas that belonged to their recently deceased father — and, if anything, the past ten years have only taken a whetstone to the story’s blade. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024 Simply stroke the blade along the whetstone until all the marker is removed. —

Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for whetstone