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 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.