whetstone
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Martin’s “A Game of Thrones” series, said, “A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025
Meyers' "Late Show" is an extension of his experience hosting "Weekend Update," but it's fair to say that its harder edge was sharpened on the "Daily Show" whetstone.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2023
Whatever knife you choose, buy a honing rod, sharpening steel or whetstone.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023
Over the past two million years huge sheets of ice ground the landscape of central Illinois to a whetstone flatness.
From Scientific American • Feb. 13, 2023
“My great-grampa wore one of those when he went against the army,” Sam said, the sound of his whetstone against steel punctuating his words.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
Vocabulary lists containing whetstone
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4
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A Game of Thrones
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