affûter

== French == === Alternative forms === affuter (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Old French afuster. Equivalent to a- +‎ fût +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.fy.te/ === Verb === affûter (transitive) to sharpen; to whet (e.g. a tool) (transitive) to hone (a skill) (slang, rare, transitive) to eat (slang, rare, transitive) to dance (archaic, transitive, of a cannon) to mount on a gun carriage ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== affûtage affûteur ==== Related terms ==== fût affûtiau === Further reading === “affûter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012