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Webster 1913 Edition


Whetter

Whet′ter

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Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates.
2.
A tippler; one who drinks whets.
[Obs.]
Steele.

Webster 1828 Edition


Whetter

WHETTER

,
Noun.
He or that which whets or sharpens.

Definition 2024


whetter

whetter

English

Noun

whetter (plural whetters)

  1. Something that whets. Agent noun of whet
    • 2009 August 28, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times:
      More a taste whetter than a substantial introduction, this exhibition presents six of the Expressionist portraits that made Kokoschka’s reputation in the pre-World War I era and about 40 works on paper.