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 whit·tle /ˈhwɪtḷ, ˈwɪ-/
 (vt.)逐漸削薄,削整,削弱,削減(vi.)削木頭大刀,屠刀

 Whit·tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whittled p. pr. & vb. n. Whittling ]
 1. 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.
 2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate.  [Obs.]
    =\“In vino veritas.”  When men are well whittled, their tongues run at random.\=   --Withals.

 Whit·tle n.  (a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl. --C. Kingsley.  (b) Same as Whittle shawl, below.
 Whittle shawl, a kind of fine woolen shawl, originally and especially a white one.

 Whit·tle n.  A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.  “A butcher's whittle.” --Dryden. “Rude whittles.”
    He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hose.   --Betterton.

 Whit·tle, v. i. To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.
    Dexterity with a pocketknife is a part of a Nantucket education; but I am inclined to think the propensity is national. Americans must and will whittle.   --Willis.
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 whittle
      v : cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of
          wood" [syn: pare]