"whetter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛtə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈʍɛtə(ɹ)/ (note: without the wine–whine merger), /ˈwɛtɚ/ [US], [ˈwɛɾɚ] [US], /ˈʍɛtɚ/ (note: without the wine–whine merger), [ˈʍɛɾɚ] (note: without the wine–whine merger) Forms: whetters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtə(ɹ) Etymology: From whet + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whet|er}} whet + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} whetter (plural whetters)
  1. Something that whets. Agent noun of whet

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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