Whittle

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun ·same·as Whittle shawl, below.

II. Whittle ·noun A knife; ·esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.

III. Whittle ·vi To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.

IV. Whittle ·noun A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.

V. Whittle ·vt To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife.

VI. Whittle ·vt To Edge; to Sharpen; to render eager or excited; ·esp., to excite with liquor; to Inebriate.

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