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Whittle :: Whittle (v. t.) To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate..

Frost :: Frost (v. t.) To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather..

Empalement :: Empalement (n.) A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.

Sickle :: Sickle (n.) A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. Reaping hook, under Reap..

Scythestone :: Scythestone (n.) A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.

Acuate :: Acuate (a.) Sharpened; sharp-pointed.

Grit :: Grit (n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe..

Picket :: Picket (n.) A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses..

Rub :: Rub (n.) A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone..

Whetter :: Whetter (n.) One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates..

Broach :: Broach (n.) An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers..

Fitche :: Fitche (a.) Sharpened to a point; pointed.

Grind :: Grind (n.) The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction..

Strappadoes :: Strap (v. t.) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor..

Point :: Point (n.) To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral..

Steel :: Steel (n.) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives.

Sharpen :: Sharpen (v. i.) To grow or become sharp.

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make sharp.

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