Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - whittle
Whittle
whittle
ˈwɪtl v. 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pare (wood etc.) with repeated slicing with a knife. 2 tr. (often foll. by away, down) reduce by repeated subtractions. [var. of ME thwitel long knife f. OE thwitan to cut off]