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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



... bagpipe, pipe and tabour (called whittle and dub) have been, even within the memory of living men, the accepted instruments wherewith to make music and beat time for the Morris. They are now fallen into disuse. The pipe or whittle was of wood, ...
— The Morris Book • Cecil J. Sharp
... no longer whittle down the man into the peasant, but find him full of the mystery ...
— The Fugitive • Rabindranath Tagore


Words linked to "Whittle" :   aeronautical engineer, cut


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