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get the whetstone

get the whetstone

To be a liar. In the Middle Ages, the whetstone was bestowed upon the winners of lying contests. A: "Kim said that I'm most talented guy in the play!" B: "Boy, she gets the whetstone then! You can't even sing on key!"
See also: get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Stein-Norwegian
Ilanit-Hebrew
SiegfriedZEEK-freet (German)German, Germanic Mythology
Suzan['su:zæn]
RoosjeRO:-shəDutch
Sami (1)SAH-meeFinnish
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