whettern.

Brit.

/ˈwɛtə/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɛdər/

Etymology: < whet v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A sharpener of an instrument.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > sharpening

whetter1553

sharper1567

sharpener1640

the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [noun] > sharpening > one who

whetter1553

sharpener1838

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > who sharpens

whetter1553

sharper1567

sharpener1640

pointer1839

1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 20^v/1 A whetter, acutor, qui instrumenta acuit.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Affileur, a whetter, or sharpener of edg'd tooles.

1781 J. Moore View Society & Manners Italy II. lxxi. 363.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Whetter, a sharpener; as a whetstone, hone.

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 45 Blade Whetter.

†2. figurative. One who urges on. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > one who incites or instigates

prickera1382

stirrerc1384

enticerc1386

exciter1387

risera1398

solicitor1412

erterc1440

prompter1440

stirrer?1533

motionerc1535

author1546

onsetter1549

stinger1552

setter-on1560

incentor1570

incensora1575

mover1578

whetter1579

out-hounder1596

hounder1597

egger on1598

inciter1598

instigator1598

urger1598

motive1600

fomenter1607

inflamer1609

fetcher in?1611

provokera1616

putter-ona1616

monitor1616

spurrer1632

outputter1639

poddera1640

commoter1646

impulsor1653

shaker and mover1874

agent provocateur1888

impeller1889

sooler1935

spark plug1941

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin xviii. 1096 The blacke bands..serued as good examples and whetters on of the residue of his armye.

a. figurative. One who or that which sharpens, stimulates, or incites the intellect, desires, appetite, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [noun] > that which or one who refreshes or invigorates

spice?c1225

comfort1377

refresherc1450

refreshment1532

reviver1542

sauce1561

salt1579

refocillation1608

whettera1625

fillip1699

stimulant1728

stimulation1733

yeast1769

stimulus1791

inspiriter1821

stimulatory1821

refreshener1824

boost1825

bracer1826

young blood1830

freshener1838

invigoratorc1842

blow1849

tonic1849

elevation1850

stimulator1851

breather1876

pick-me-up1876

a shot in the arm1922

the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates

prickleOE

pritchOE

alighting1340

brodc1375

bellowsc1386

pricka1387

motivec1390

prompting1402

preparativec1450

stirmentc1460

incentive?a1475

fomenta1500

farda1522

instigation1526

pointing1533

swinge1548

spur1551

whetstone1551

goad1567

promptitude1578

alarm1587

inducement1593

solicitor1594

incitement1596

inflammation1597

instance1597

excitement1604

moving spirit1604

heart-blood1606

inflamer1609

rouser1611

stimulator1614

motioner1616

incensivea1618

incitative1620

incitation1622

whettera1625

impulsivea1628

excitation1628

incendiary1628

dispositive1629

fomentationa1631

switch1630

stirrer1632

irritament1634

provocative1638

impetus1641

driving force1642

driving power1642

engagement1642

firer1653

propellant1654

fomentary1657

impulse1660

urgency1664

impeller1686

fillip1699

shove1724

incitive1736

stimulative1747

bonus1787

stimulus1791

impellent1793

stimulant1794

propulsion1800

instigant1833

propulsive1834

motive power1836

evoker1845

motivity1857

afflatus1865

flip1881

urge1882

agent provocateur1888

will to power1896

a shot in the arm1922

motivator1929

driver1971

co-driver1993

a1625 J. Fletcher Valentinian iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbbb4^v/1 You whetters of my follies.

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheism in Coll. Philos. Writings (1712) 82 Sympathy and Antipathy..are notable whetters and quickeners of the Spirit of Life in all Animals.

1695 W. Congreve Love for Love i. i. 3 The Air upon Banstead-Downs is nothing to it for a Whetter.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iii. ii. 26 Love, like other sweet Things, is no Whetter of the Stomach.

1830 W. Scott Jrnl. 11 July (1946) 118 No whetter of genius is necessity, though said to be the mother of invention.

b. spec. A habitual drinker of ‘whets’ (whet n. 2b); a dram-drinker. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess

houndOE

drinkerc1200

keach-cup?c1225

gulchcupa1250

bollerc1320

taverner1340

ale stake?1515

wine-bibber1535

bibber1536

swill-bowl1542

malt-wormc1550

rinse-pitcher1552

bibblera1556

ale knight1556

tosspot1568

ring-pigger1570

troll-the-bowl1575

malt-bug1577

gossip-pint-pot1580

black pot1582

alehouse knight1583

worrier1584

suck-spigot1585

bezzle1592

bezzlera1593

cup-leech1593

soaker1593

carouser1596

barley-cap1598

swiller1598

rob-pot1599

Philistine1600

sponge1600

wine-knight1601

fill-knaga1605

reel-pot1604

faithful1609

fill-pot1609

bouser1611

spigot-sucker1611

suck-pint1611

whip-can1611

bib-all-night1612

afternoon man1615

potling1616

Bacchanalian1617

bombard1617

pot-shot1617

potisuge1620

trougha1625

tumbrila1625

borachioa1627

pot-leech1630

kill-pota1637

biberon1637

bang-pitcher1639

son of Bacchusc1640

shuffler1642

suck-bottlea1652

swill-pot1653

poter1657

potatora1660

old soaker1665

fuddle cap1666

old toast1668

bubber1669

toper1673

ale-toast1691

Bacchant1699

fuddler1699

swill-belly1699

tickle-pitcher1699

whetter1709

draughtsmanc1720

bender1728

drammer1740

dram-drinker1744

drammist1756

rum-bud1805

siper1805

Bacchanal1812

boozera1819

rum-sucker1819

soak1820

imp of the spigot1821

polyposist1821

wineskin1821

sack-guzzler1823

sitfast1828

swill-flagon1829

cup-man1834

swiper1836

Lushington1851

lushing-man1859

bloat1860

pottle pot1860

tipsificator1873

tipsifier1873

pegger1874

swizzler1876

bibulant1883

toss-cup1883

lusher1895

stew-bum1902

shicker1906

stiff1907

souse1915

booze-hound1926

stumblebum1932

tanker1932

lush-hound1935

lushy1944

lush-head1945

binge drinker1946

pisshead1946

hophead1948

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > alcoholic or habitual drinker

supper?1529

blow-bowl1530

drunkard1530

drunkera1538

blow-bottle1580

tippler1580

potman1589

red nose1591

sot1592

water rat1593

ply-pot1611

potter1632

pothead1639

pisspot1655

pitcher-man1665

whetter1709

inebriate1794

rummy1843

alcoholic1852

oenomaniac1857

dipsomaniac1858

alcoholizer1880

alcoholist1888

potationist1888

lush1890

rumdum1891

rumhound1895

blacklister1904

dipso1923

rumpot1929

alky1944

juice-head1955

alcohol abuser1965

juicer1967

substance abuser1967

jakey1988

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 138. ⁋4 A sort of Persons commonly known by the Name of Whetters, who drink themselves into an intermediate State of being neither drunk or sober before the Hours of 'Change.

1725 View London & Westm. 38 Here is likewise a religious Ambulatory for the Whetters and Wenchers.

c. = whet n. 2b ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > appetizer

shoeing-horn1536

antepast1582

rasher1609

whet1688

appetite1693

relisher1732

whetter1755

appetizer1862

amuse-bouche1959

amuse-gueule1963

amuse1988

relish2006

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > taken before meal

whet1688

whetter1824

aperitif1894

aperitivo1924

1755 Connoisseur No. 87. ⁋1 They frequently have recourse to whetters and provocatives, to anticipate the call of hunger.

1824 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1825) 205 Fifty verses we've sung—and we scarce can do better, Than to finish our ditty by taking a whetter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	whetter
释义	whettern. Brit. /ˈwɛtə/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɛdər/ Etymology: < whet v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A sharpener of an instrument. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > sharpening whetter1553 sharper1567 sharpener1640 the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [noun] > sharpening > one who whetter1553 sharpener1838 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > who sharpens whetter1553 sharper1567 sharpener1640 pointer1839 1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 20^v/1 A whetter, acutor, qui instrumenta acuit. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Affileur, a whetter, or sharpener of edg'd tooles. 1781 J. Moore View Society & Manners Italy II. lxxi. 363. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Whetter, a sharpener; as a whetstone, hone. ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 45 Blade Whetter. †2. figurative. One who urges on. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > one who incites or instigates prickera1382 stirrerc1384 enticerc1386 exciter1387 risera1398 solicitor1412 erterc1440 prompter1440 stirrer?1533 motionerc1535 author1546 onsetter1549 stinger1552 setter-on1560 incentor1570 incensora1575 mover1578 whetter1579 out-hounder1596 hounder1597 egger on1598 inciter1598 instigator1598 urger1598 motive1600 fomenter1607 inflamer1609 fetcher in?1611 provokera1616 putter-ona1616 monitor1616 spurrer1632 outputter1639 poddera1640 commoter1646 impulsor1653 shaker and mover1874 agent provocateur1888 impeller1889 sooler1935 spark plug1941 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin xviii. 1096 The blacke bands..serued as good examples and whetters on of the residue of his armye. 3. a. figurative. One who or that which sharpens, stimulates, or incites the intellect, desires, appetite, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [noun] > that which or one who refreshes or invigorates spice?c1225 comfort1377 refresherc1450 refreshment1532 reviver1542 sauce1561 salt1579 refocillation1608 whettera1625 fillip1699 stimulant1728 stimulation1733 yeast1769 stimulus1791 inspiriter1821 stimulatory1821 refreshener1824 boost1825 bracer1826 young blood1830 freshener1838 invigoratorc1842 blow1849 tonic1849 elevation1850 stimulator1851 breather1876 pick-me-up1876 a shot in the arm1922 the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates prickleOE pritchOE alighting1340 brodc1375 bellowsc1386 pricka1387 motivec1390 prompting1402 preparativec1450 stirmentc1460 incentive?a1475 fomenta1500 farda1522 instigation1526 pointing1533 swinge1548 spur1551 whetstone1551 goad1567 promptitude1578 alarm1587 inducement1593 solicitor1594 incitement1596 inflammation1597 instance1597 excitement1604 moving spirit1604 heart-blood1606 inflamer1609 rouser1611 stimulator1614 motioner1616 incensivea1618 incitative1620 incitation1622 whettera1625 impulsivea1628 excitation1628 incendiary1628 dispositive1629 fomentationa1631 switch1630 stirrer1632 irritament1634 provocative1638 impetus1641 driving force1642 driving power1642 engagement1642 firer1653 propellant1654 fomentary1657 impulse1660 urgency1664 impeller1686 fillip1699 shove1724 incitive1736 stimulative1747 bonus1787 stimulus1791 impellent1793 stimulant1794 propulsion1800 instigant1833 propulsive1834 motive power1836 evoker1845 motivity1857 afflatus1865 flip1881 urge1882 agent provocateur1888 will to power1896 a shot in the arm1922 motivator1929 driver1971 co-driver1993 a1625 J. Fletcher Valentinian iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbbb4^v/1 You whetters of my follies. 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheism in Coll. Philos. Writings (1712) 82 Sympathy and Antipathy..are notable whetters and quickeners of the Spirit of Life in all Animals. 1695 W. Congreve Love for Love i. i. 3 The Air upon Banstead-Downs is nothing to it for a Whetter. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iii. ii. 26 Love, like other sweet Things, is no Whetter of the Stomach. View more context for this quotation 1830 W. Scott Jrnl. 11 July (1946) 118 No whetter of genius is necessity, though said to be the mother of invention. b. spec. A habitual drinker of ‘whets’ (whet n. 2b); a dram-drinker. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess houndOE drinkerc1200 keach-cup?c1225 gulchcupa1250 bollerc1320 taverner1340 ale stake?1515 wine-bibber1535 bibber1536 swill-bowl1542 malt-wormc1550 rinse-pitcher1552 bibblera1556 ale knight1556 tosspot1568 ring-pigger1570 troll-the-bowl1575 malt-bug1577 gossip-pint-pot1580 black pot1582 alehouse knight1583 worrier1584 suck-spigot1585 bezzle1592 bezzlera1593 cup-leech1593 soaker1593 carouser1596 barley-cap1598 swiller1598 rob-pot1599 Philistine1600 sponge1600 wine-knight1601 fill-knaga1605 reel-pot1604 faithful1609 fill-pot1609 bouser1611 spigot-sucker1611 suck-pint1611 whip-can1611 bib-all-night1612 afternoon man1615 potling1616 Bacchanalian1617 bombard1617 pot-shot1617 potisuge1620 trougha1625 tumbrila1625 borachioa1627 pot-leech1630 kill-pota1637 biberon1637 bang-pitcher1639 son of Bacchusc1640 shuffler1642 suck-bottlea1652 swill-pot1653 poter1657 potatora1660 old soaker1665 fuddle cap1666 old toast1668 bubber1669 toper1673 ale-toast1691 Bacchant1699 fuddler1699 swill-belly1699 tickle-pitcher1699 whetter1709 draughtsmanc1720 bender1728 drammer1740 dram-drinker1744 drammist1756 rum-bud1805 siper1805 Bacchanal1812 boozera1819 rum-sucker1819 soak1820 imp of the spigot1821 polyposist1821 wineskin1821 sack-guzzler1823 sitfast1828 swill-flagon1829 cup-man1834 swiper1836 Lushington1851 lushing-man1859 bloat1860 pottle pot1860 tipsificator1873 tipsifier1873 pegger1874 swizzler1876 bibulant1883 toss-cup1883 lusher1895 stew-bum1902 shicker1906 stiff1907 souse1915 booze-hound1926 stumblebum1932 tanker1932 lush-hound1935 lushy1944 lush-head1945 binge drinker1946 pisshead1946 hophead1948 the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > alcoholic or habitual drinker supper?1529 blow-bowl1530 drunkard1530 drunkera1538 blow-bottle1580 tippler1580 potman1589 red nose1591 sot1592 water rat1593 ply-pot1611 potter1632 pothead1639 pisspot1655 pitcher-man1665 whetter1709 inebriate1794 rummy1843 alcoholic1852 oenomaniac1857 dipsomaniac1858 alcoholizer1880 alcoholist1888 potationist1888 lush1890 rumdum1891 rumhound1895 blacklister1904 dipso1923 rumpot1929 alky1944 juice-head1955 alcohol abuser1965 juicer1967 substance abuser1967 jakey1988 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 138. ⁋4 A sort of Persons commonly known by the Name of Whetters, who drink themselves into an intermediate State of being neither drunk or sober before the Hours of 'Change. 1725 View London & Westm. 38 Here is likewise a religious Ambulatory for the Whetters and Wenchers. c. = whet n. 2b ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > appetizer shoeing-horn1536 antepast1582 rasher1609 whet1688 appetite1693 relisher1732 whetter1755 appetizer1862 amuse-bouche1959 amuse-gueule1963 amuse1988 relish2006 the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > taken before meal whet1688 whetter1824 aperitif1894 aperitivo1924 1755 Connoisseur No. 87. ⁋1 They frequently have recourse to whetters and provocatives, to anticipate the call of hunger. 1824 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1825) 205 Fifty verses we've sung—and we scarce can do better, Than to finish our ditty by taking a whetter. 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