Crossword clues for oilstone
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Whet \Whet\, n.
The act of whetting.
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That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer. ``Sips, drams, and whets.''
--Spectator.Whet slate (Min.), a variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; -- called also whetstone slate, and oilstone.
Wiktionary
n. A type of stone used for sharpening objects such as knife and razorblades.
WordNet
n. a whetstone for use with oil
Usage examples of "oilstone".
Jacob and Stephen Maturin had been talking about the pleasanter sides of their evening with Mr Wright as they sharpened their instruments on variety of hones and oilstones by the Argand light in the orlop.
While Soli tended the oilstones and the hut filled with light, I would bring in blocks of snow to be melted for coffee and a single block to stop the tunnel against the wind.
It was hard to move his fingers, especially the two smallest ones on his right hand: as a child, he had burned them in the oilstones, and they were stiff with scar over the knuckles and now almost numb.
Squires tossed pails of water over cookfires, while soldiers took out their oilstones to give their blades one last good lick.
Poll, my dear, there are two coarse and two very fine oilstones on the bottom shelf of the medicine chest.
For some time Jacob and Stephen Maturin had been talking about the pleasanter sides of their evening with Mr Wright as they sharpened their instruments on variety of hones and oilstones by the Argand light in the orlop.