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Whittle Common

Whittle has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)

2

A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.

3

A coarse greyish double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.

Verb
1

cut small bits or pare shavings from

"whittle a piece of wood"

2

To cut or shape wood with a knife.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
whittles reduce whittling pocket knife hew cut widdle debt
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cut
Rhyming Words
tle lttle ixtle sutle litle kytle butle title ittle ettle attle dartle nustle myrtle firtle tootle justle cantle bustle bootle
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