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Whey vs Whet - What's the difference?

whey | whet |

As nouns the difference between whey and whet

is that whey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese while whet is the act of whetting something.

As a verb whet is

to hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.

whey

English

(wikipedia whey)

Noun

(-)
  • The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.

    • Derived terms

    * wheyey * wheylike

    See also

    * buttermilk * curd * milk * yogurt

    whet

    English

    Verb

    (whett)
  • To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
  • * Milton
    • The mower whets his scythe.
  • * Byron
    • Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak.
  • To stimulate or make more keen.
    • to whet one's appetite or one's courage
  • * Shakespeare
    • Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, / I have not slept.
  • * 2003-10-20 , Naomi Wolf, The Porn Myth] , [http://nymag.com/ New York Magazine
    • In the end, porn doesn’t whet men’s appetites—it turns them off the real thing.

    Derived terms

    * whetstone

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of whetting something.
  • That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
  • * Spectator
  • * sips, drams, and whets

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