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Whittle vs. Wittle — What's the Difference?

Whittle vs. Wittle — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Whittle and Wittle

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Whittle

To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood).

Wittle

Little.

Whittle

To fashion or shape in this way
Whittle a toy boat.

Wittle

Misspelling of whittle

Whittle

To reduce or eliminate gradually
Whittled down the debt by making small payments.
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Whittle

To cut or shape wood with a knife.

Whittle

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

Whittle

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

Whittle

(archaic) A whittle shawl; a kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one.

Whittle

To cut or shape wood with a knife.

Whittle

(transitive) To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).

Whittle

To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.

Whittle

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

Whittle

A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hose.

Whittle

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.

Whittle

To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
"In vino veritas." When men are well whittled, their tongues run at random.

Whittle

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.

Whittle

Cut small bits or pare shavings from;
Whittle a piece of wood

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