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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whet  \Whet\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  whetting. 
 
  2.  That  which  whets  or  sharpens;  esp.,  an  appetizer.  ``Sips, 
  drams,  and  whets.''  --Spectator. 
 
  {Whet  slate}  (Min.),  a  variety  of  slate  used  for  sharpening 
  cutting  instruments;  novaculite;  --  called  also  {whetstone 
  slate},  and  {oilstone}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Oilstone  \Oil"stone`\,  n. 
  A  variety  of  hone  slate,  or  whetstone,  used  for  whetting 
  tools  when  lubricated  with  oil. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  oilstone 
  n  :  a  whetstone  for  use  with  oil 




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