whestone

• whetestone, hweston, wheston, whetstoon, whatstane, whetstane, quetstone, whetstan, wetston, whettstone, questane, whetesston, whetston

From Old English hwetstān, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjastainaz. Equivalent to whetten +‎ stone.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʍɛstɔːn/, /ˈʍɛtstɔːn/

whestone (plural whestones)

1. whetstone (stone for sharpening). Other purposes include:
   1. A whetstone utilised for grating.
   2. A whetstone mounted on a necklace which signifies the wearer is a liar.
2. A stone suitable for use as a whetstone.

• English: whetstone
• Scots: whatstane

• “shank(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.