whetted

adj — 2 senses

adj

Having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed.

Then Beowulf too rallied. With his whetted dagger he slit a gash in the serpent's middle.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 46:

Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Technology (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid.

The inside of a valve has whetted parts constructed of corrosion-resistant material.

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