1) British game show 2) Create wood sculpture 3) Do a little woodworking 4) Pare 5) Pare shavings, from wood 6) Shape with a knife
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1) Carve 2) Pare
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[game show] Whittle is a UK game show for Channel 5, hosted by comedian Tim Vine. The show aired throughout the channel`s first two broadcasting years, from 31 March 1997 to 21 June 1998. It was shown at 18:00 (later 17:30) as part of a quiz block with the series 100%. ==Format== The show is played by an audience of 100 people who would thr...
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a woollen shawl or blanket
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• (n.) Same as Whittle shawl, below. • (v. i.) To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife. • (v. t.) To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife. • (v. t.) To edge; to sharpen; to ren...
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[Verb] To reduce or to wear down to make gradually less.
Example: After each heat the number of candidates was whittled down further.
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1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife. ... 2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; especially, to excite with liquor; to inebriate. ''In vino veritas.' When men are well whittled, their tongues run at random.' (Withals) ... Origin:...
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Whit'tle intransitive verb To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife. « Dexterity with a pocketknife is a part of a Nantucket education; but I am inclined to think the propensity is national. Americans must and will
whittle .»
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Whit'tle noun [ Anglo-Saxon
hwītel , from
hwit white; akin to Icelandic
hvītill a white bed cover. See
White .]
(a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
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Whit'tle transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Whittled ;
present participle & verbal noun Whittling .]
1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a c...
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a knife.
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[
v] - cut small bits or pare shavings from
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Frank Whittle noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
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[SAT terms] cut small bits or pare shavings from
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cut small bits or pare shavings from
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[Intelligent words] cut small bits or pare shavings from
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