wheston

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === hweston, questane, quetstone, wetston, whatstane, whestone, whetesston, whetestone, whetstan, whetstane, whetston, whetstoon, whettstone === Etymology === Inherited from Old English hwetstān, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain. Equivalent to whetten +‎ ston. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhwɛ(t)stɔ̝ːn/ IPA(key): /ˈhwɛ(t)stɑːn/ (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈxwɛ(t)staːn/ (Northern) === Noun === wheston (plural whestones) A whetstone (stone used for sharpening or suited for such a use). A whetstone used for grating. A whetstone mounted on a necklace signifying that the wearer is a liar. ==== Descendants ==== English: whetstone Tok Pisin: wetston Scots: whatstane ==== References ==== “whet-stōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 April 2018.