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Definition of Whittles

Whittle
Whittle Whit"tle, n. [AS. hw[=i]tel, from hwit white; akin to Icel. hv[=i]till a white bed cover. See White.] (a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl. --C. Kingsley. (b) Same as Whittle shawl, below. Whittle shawl, a kind of fine woolen shawl, originally and especially a white one.
Whittle
Whittle Whit"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whittled; p. pr. & vb. n. Whittling.] 1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife. 2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate. [Obs.] ``In vino veritas.' When men are well whittled, their tongues run at random. --Withals.
Whittle
Whittle Whit"tle, v. i. To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife. Dexterity with a pocketknife is a part of a Nantucket education; but I am inclined to think the propensity is national. Americans must and will whittle. --Willis.

Meaning of Whittles from wikipedia

- Whittles is a coach tour operator based in Kidderminster, England. Whittles was founded in 1926 in Highley taking miners to and from villages to the coal...
- Whittling may refer either to the art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife or a time-occupying process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a...
- company Whittles, a bus company in England Whittle (game show) short-lived UK gameshow from 1997 Gloster Whittle the first British jet aircraft Whittle Unit...
- dispute between Dorothy and Selina Whittle and the sums bequeathed to his children. Neilson had estimated that the Whittles could easily afford a sum of £50...
- Annie Whittle is a British-born New Zealand singer and actress who has appeared on such shows as Shortland Street, where she pla**** Barbara Heywood for...
- Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, FRAeS (1 June 1907 – 8 August 1996) was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air...
- Richard Whittle was born in Preston, Lancashire, in the fourth quarter of 1864 and he was a footballer who pla**** in The Football League for Preston North...
- Richard George Whittle (born 31 December 1979) is a British actor. Whittle first came to prominence as a model for Reebok in the early 2000s. He is known...
- Albert Whittle (1877–1917), English cricketer Alex Whittle (born 1993), English footballer Bill Whittle (born 1959), American conservative Brian Whittle (born...
- less, our humanity is questioned, and our oppression is legitimized." The Whittles' efforts to gain recognition of Stephen as their children's legal father...