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aanspitsen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • whittle verb To shape a piece of wood by slicing off small slivers with a knife.

Senses

aanspitsen is used for these senses in English:

  • whittle (transitive, or, intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.

whittle — full definition

  1. verb To shape a piece of wood by slicing off small slivers with a knife.
  2. verb To gradually reduce something, especially in size or number, bit by bit.

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