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whittling |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whittle \Whit"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whittled}; p. pr & vb n. {Whittling}.] 1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife. 2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate. [Obs.] ``In vino veritas.'' When men are well whittled, their tongues run at random. --Withals.
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