whetting

noun

whetting

noun

1

The process by which something is whetted.

Sand, a series of whettings on stones, and, by way of finish, charcoal of magnolia, are used in polishing.1892, Félix Régamey, Mary French Sheldon, Eli Lemon Sheldon, Japan in art and industry:

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