Толковый словарь английского языка - whet
Whet
whet
I. transitive verb (~ted; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English ~ten, from Old English hwettan; akin to Old High German wezzen to ~, waz sharp Date: before 12th century to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (as a stone) , to make keen or more acute ; excite , stimulate , ~ter noun II. noun Date: circa 1628 1. dialect a spell of work done with a scythe between the time it is sharpened and the time it needs to be sharpened again, time , while , something that sharpens or makes keen:, goad , incitement, appetizer
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v. & n. --v.tr. (whetted, whetting) 1 sharpen (a scythe or other tool) by grinding. 2 stimulate (the appetite or a desire, interest, etc.). --n. 1 the act or an instance of whetting. 2 a small quantity stimulating one's appetite for more. Derivatives whetter n. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE hwettan f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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