1. Cut small bits or pare shavings from
   "whittle a piece of wood"
   - pare

1. English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
   - Frank Whittle, Sir Frank Whittle

Derived forms: whittling, whittles, whittled

See also: whittler

Type of: aeronautical engineer, cut

Encyclopedia: Whittle

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