Whetstone

  1. Proper noun.  A location in Barnet, London, England.
  2. Noun.  A hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.
  3. Noun.  (computing) A benchmark for evaluating the power of a computer.

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