COW
English
Etymology
From ME. term|whittel||large knife, an alteration of term|thwitel, itself from term|thwiten||to whittle, from OE. term|thwitan
rfe|OED gives also �to intoxicate�
Pronunciation
IPA|/�wʰɪt�l/
audio|en-us-whittle.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪt�l
Noun
en-noun
- a large knife
Verb
en-verb|whittl|ing
- context|transitive|or|intransitive To cut or shape wood with a knife.
- transitive To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
Derived terms
whittling
Translations
trans-top|cut or shape wood with a knife
Dutch: t|nl|kerven, t+|nl|snijden, t|nl|aanspitsen
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trans-top|reduce or gradually eliminate something
Dutch: t|nl|afknagen, t|nl|verminderen
trans-mid
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References
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