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whet slates

whet slates is the plural of whet slate.

Meaning of whet slate

Noun

whet slate (countable and uncountable, plural whet slates)

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

Questions about whet slates

What is whet slates the plural of?
Whet slates is the plural of whet slate.

Words near whet slates in the dictionary

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

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