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whet slate

whet slate noun: a variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; oilstone.

Noun

whet slate (countable and uncountable, plural whet slates)

  1. A variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; oilstone.

Forms of whet slate

pluralwhet slates

Questions about whet slate

What does whet slate mean?
Whet slate means a variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; oilstone.
What part of speech is whet slate?
Whet slate is a noun.
What is the plural of whet slate?
The plural of whet slate is whet slates.

Words near whet slate in the dictionary

  1. wherve
  2. wherves
  3. Wherwell
  4. wherwith
  5. whet
  6. whet slate
  7. whet slates
  8. whet someone's appetite
  9. whether
  10. whethering
  11. whethersoever

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