whet | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Whet
·noun The act of <<Whetting>>. II. Whet ·noun That which whets or sharpens; ·esp., an <<Appetizer>>...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Saw-whet
·noun A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
saw-whet
The popular name, in some of the Northern States, for the Little Owl, or Acadian Owl of Audubon. "It...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.