1) a knife. N.
2) a double blanket, worn by the West country women over their shoulders, like a cloak. W.
·noun ·same·as Whittle shawl, below. II. Whittle ·noun A knife; ·esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp k...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
[from the Anglo-Saxon hwytel]. A knife; also used for a sword, but contemptuously. ♦ To whittle. T...
The Sailor's Word-Book
a run at a friend's table. York. The same as a knife-gate. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose