Sekirov Dictionary

whittle

/ˈʍɪɾl̩/

noun 5
verb 3
forms 3
phrases 2

noun5

•
A knife; especially, a clasp-knife, pocket knife, or sheath knife.
- Rude whittles. — 1849
•
(no longer used) A coarse greyish double blanket worn over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
- Her figure is tall, graceful, and slight; the severity of its outlines suiting well with the severity of her dress, with the brown stuff gown, and plain gray whittle — 1857
(no longer used) A kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one.
(no longer used) A covering for a bed; sheet.
(dialect, no longer used) A baby's flannel; a baby's woollen napkin; a flannel petticoat.

verb3

To cut or shape wood with a knife.
To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
•
(figurative) To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
- When men are well whitled, their toungs run at randome — 1554

forms

whittled · whittling · whittles

Phrases with whittle

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