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WHET, pret. and pp. whetted or whet. G.

1. To rub for the purpose of sharpening, as an edge tool to sharpen by attrition as, to whet a sythe or an ax.
2. To provoke to excite to stimulate as, to whet the appetite.
3. To provoke to make angry or acrimonious.

Since Cassius first did whet me against Cesar, I have not slept.

To whet on or whet forward, to urge on to instigate. Not used nor proper.

WHET, n.

1. The act of sharpening by friction.
2. Something that provokes or stimulates the appetite as sips, drams and whets.
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Entry for 'Whet'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​w/whet.html.
 
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