Both Uses of
whet
in
The Two Towers
- The elf was whetting his long knife.†
Chpt 3.7 *
- He thought for a bit, while he took out his knife, cleaned and whetted it, and began to dress the rabbits.†
Chpt 4.4
Definition:
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(whet) to increase a sense or desire
or more rarely: to sharpen a knife or other cutting edge