"whet slate" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; oilstone."
      ],
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        [
          "novaculite",
          "novaculite"
        ],
        [
          "oilstone",
          "oilstone"
        ]
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        "(mineralogy) A variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; oilstone."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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        "geology",
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        "physical-sciences"
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  "word": "whet slate"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; oilstone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mineralogy",
          "mineralogy"
        ],
        [
          "novaculite",
          "novaculite"
        ],
        [
          "oilstone",
          "oilstone"
        ]
      ],
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        "(mineralogy) A variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; oilstone."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "chemistry",
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        "geology",
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  "word": "whet slate"
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