whittle

[from the Anglo-Saxon hwytel]. A knife; also used for a sword, but contemptuously.

♦ To whittle. To cut sticks.

Whittle
·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
whittle
1) a knife. N. 2) a double blanket, worn by the West country women over their shoulders, like a clo...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
whittle-gate
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