Whet - definition of whet by The Free Dictionary 1 to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc ) by grinding or friction 2 to make keen or eager; stimulate: to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity n 3 the act of whetting 4 something that whets; stimulus, esp an appetizer or drink whet′ter, n
whet - Wiktionary, the free dictionary To prepare for an attack (obsolete) To consume drink or food as an appetizer whet (plural whets) An act of sharpening something by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone An occasion to do something; a go, a turn A period of time between two sharpenings of a scythe The spelling has been modernized To make a nice Whet before Dinner […]
whet, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary whet is formed within English, by conversion Etymons: whet v What is the earliest known use of the noun whet? The earliest known use of the noun whet is in the early 1600s OED's earliest evidence for whet is from before 1628, in the writing of John Preston, Church of England clergyman