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whittle

whit·tle [ wítt'l, hwítt'l ] (past and past participle whit·tled, present participle whit·tling, 3rd person present singular whit·tles)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
carve with small cuts: to carve something out of wood, usually something small enough to hold in the hand, by cutting away small pieces of wood

[Mid-16th century. < whyttel "knife," variant of thwitel, "tool for paring" < Old English þwītan "pare, cut"]

whit·tler noun
whit·tling noun
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