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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



... naething like the honest nappy. * * * * * I've seen me daist upon a time I scarce could wink or see a styme; Just ae half mutchkin does me prime; Aught less is little, Then back I rattle with the rhyme As gleg's a whittle. [Footnote: The First ...
— The Poet's Poet • Elizabeth Atkins
... hate ye and ye know it. 'F I'd a been 'lowed ter stay home an' whittle like I wanted ter, I wouldn't a lost my cap. I scratched my fingers gittin' it, an' that makes ...
— Randy and Her Friends • Amy Brooks
... foot on the hub of the buckboard wheel and began to whittle a match with a penknife that was as keen as ...
— The Taming of Red Butte Western • Francis Lynde


Words linked to "Whittle" :   aeronautical engineer, cut


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