Whittle

Quick meaning: Whittle is a noun meaning A knife; especially, a clasp-knife, pocket knife, or sheath knife.

Meaning

A knife; especially, a clasp-knife, pocket knife, or sheath knife.

More Meanings

1. (transitive or intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.
2. (transitive) To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
3. (transitive, figurative) To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
4. A covering for a bed; sheet.
5. A coarse greyish double blanket worn over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
6. A kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one.
7. (dialectal) A baby's flannel; a baby's woollen napkin; a flannel petticoat.

Example Sentences

Rude whittles.

When men are well whitled, their toungs run at randome

The Sheffield whittle was the common knife of the country, which every one carried for general purposes, who was not entitled by rank to wear a sword.

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

Word Forms

• whittles
• whittling
• whittled

Synonyms for whittle

Depending on context, synonyms include cape, mantle, pare.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pare, fix, thwittle, clasp-knife, penknife, pocketknife.

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