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Whittle   /wˈɪtəl/  /hwˈɪtəl/   Listen
Whittle

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



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"Whittle" Quotes from Famous Books



... a stick 1/2 in. square and about 12 in. long. Whittle the corners of the stick until it fits firmly into the hole in the small board. Nail the small board to ...
— Primary Handwork • Ella Victoria Dobbs
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... shall, if you and mamma like to help me. I want four long bits of cane, a square of white cloth, some pieces of thin wood, and the gum-pot," said Will, sitting up to examine the little cart, feeling like a boy again as he took out his knife and began to whittle. ...
— Junior Classics, V6 • Various
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... through the breast in the fight along Fort Street. While he was working over his patient, who lay on a table surrounded by a motley crowd of onlookers, Levake walked in. He nodded to the surgeon and drawing a pocket knife, while Arnold was cleansing the wound, sat down beside him to whittle a stick. ...
— The Mountain Divide • Frank H. Spearman
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