wheston
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- hweston, questane, quetstone, wetston, whatstane, whestone, whetesston, whetestone, whetstan, whetstane, whetston, whetstoon, whettstone
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English hwetstān, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain. Equivalent to whetten + ston.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wheston (plural whestones)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “whet-stōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.
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