meaning of whittle
1. A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
2. Same as Whittle shawl, below.
3. A knife; esp. , a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
4. 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.
5. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp. , to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
6. To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.
7. cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of
">wood"
Related Words
whittle | whittle away | whittle down | whittled | whittler |
